When the physicist David Grimes, or Grimey as I like to call him, came out with his sensationalized paper “On the viability of conspiratorial beliefs”, the media, drooling at the mouth, applauded. Conspiracy theories, after all, run counter to most mainstream narratives and, if they did exist, hard-hitting newsroom journalists would have uncovered them long ago. Look at the Watergate scandal, the media’s shining hour: where they proved that Nixon used many of the same tactics that the media uses on a regular basis. However, it quickly became clear that members of the media either lack the intellectual capacity or curiosity to understand the problems with Grimey’s “proof”.
David "Grimey" Grimes and Conspiratorial Beliefs
David "Grimey" Grimes and Conspiratorial…
David "Grimey" Grimes and Conspiratorial Beliefs
When the physicist David Grimes, or Grimey as I like to call him, came out with his sensationalized paper “On the viability of conspiratorial beliefs”, the media, drooling at the mouth, applauded. Conspiracy theories, after all, run counter to most mainstream narratives and, if they did exist, hard-hitting newsroom journalists would have uncovered them long ago. Look at the Watergate scandal, the media’s shining hour: where they proved that Nixon used many of the same tactics that the media uses on a regular basis. However, it quickly became clear that members of the media either lack the intellectual capacity or curiosity to understand the problems with Grimey’s “proof”.