So I will say this, I am very in tune with my body. I chalk it up to being sensitive and noticing every thing. But that doesn’t mean I’m a fucking doctor. I may feel something in my body but that doesn’t mean I could diagnose it! That doesn’t mean I know how to treat it! She thinks that since she read a shitty mlm book on essential oils that she can treat anything herself. She’s in for a rude awakening one day. 

1 minute ago, Smash! said:

Holy shit. Does Allison know that „nature“ doesn‘t care if she and the baby survives the birth or not? That modern medicine was invented because „nature“ is harsh and cruel? She should have a look at the mortality rate of women during childbirth and children in general back in the glorious old days. 

 

Or just how Chelsy's daughter had a premature birth and hard nicu stay, as others have pointed out. I hope Allison learns her lesson without catastrophic consequences.

Holy shit. Does Allison know that „nature“ doesn‘t care if she and the baby survives the birth or not? That modern medicine was invented because „nature“ is harsh and cruel? She should have a look at the mortality rate of women during childbirth and children in general back in the glorious old days. 

4 minutes ago, MariaariaM said:

Ah, but that's the thing: you're only supposed to scrutinize the things you don't like. The basic use of conspiracy theories seems to be to A) give their believers an excuse for not being as successful as they think they deserve to be or B ) give them a reason to do what they want even though it isn't very sensible. 

I think there's one more even bigger use - to make the believers feel smart. Everybody likes to feel smart, to be in the know, to have information to share. And a LOT of conspiracy theories have an element of "look at these college educated super 'smart' scientists and others over there, who don't even know this one simple trick that YOU know! Aren't you actually smarter than all them?!"

No, they are not. Some intelligent educated people will fall for conspiracy theories, but the majority of people who buy into them are not the brightest bulbs in the chandelier. 

Because really. If there was a simple treatment protocol for cancer, or any of these conspiracy theories were true, it'd be publicized widely. It wouldn't be something you only hear about from a friend of a friend of a friend on Facebook. Nor would it require an ever increasing network of conspiracies to make it make sense.

On 4/16/2024 at 6:03 PM, Alisamer said:

None of this conspiracy theory mess stands up to any real scrutiny.

Ah, but that's the thing: you're only supposed to scrutinize the things you don't like. The basic use of conspiracy theories seems to be to A) give their believers an excuse for not being as successful as they think they deserve to be or B ) give them a reason to do what they want even though it isn't very sensible.