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Why You Can't Debate a Conspiracy Theorist Back to Reality, Part I
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Why You Can't Debate a Conspiracy Theorist Back to Reality, Part I

Whiteness, Christianity, and Conflict Avoidance

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Chrissy Stroop
Mar 17, 2024
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about why it’s so difficult for so many people to change their minds when presented with evidence that contradicts their prior beliefs. This is a serious problem in a society threatened by a large authoritarian movement that controls one of the two major parties in our unfortunate two-party system. Authoritarian individua…

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