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3: Why Are Spiritual People Vulnerable to Conspiracy Theories?

3: Why Are Spiritual People Vulnerable to Conspiracy Theories?

FromConspirituality


3: Why Are Spiritual People Vulnerable to Conspiracy Theories?

FromConspirituality

ratings:
Length:
79 minutes
Released:
Jun 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Correlation is not causationRight-wing conspiracy theories are being marketed in wellness communities as a form of spiritual freedom. While pattern recognition is an essential survival instinct, it’s being exploited during a time of a global pandemic, governmental collapse, and social paranoia. Tragically, so-called spiritual leaders are trafficking in propaganda while advocating for individual sovereignty.We also discuss the history of and science behind 5G and vaccines.Show NotesIvanka Trump’s graduation speech to Class of 2020Can a Vaccine for Covid-19 Be Developed in Record Time?Louis Pasteur, from crystals of life to vaccinationThe 5G Health Hazard That Isn’t
Released:
Jun 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A weekly study of converging right-wing conspiracy theories and faux-progressive wellness utopianism. At best, the conspirituality movement attacks public health efforts in times of crisis. At worst, it fronts and recruits for the fever-dream of QAnon. As the alt-right and New Age horseshoe toward each other in a blur of disinformation, clear discourse and good intentions get smothered. Charismatic influencers exploit their followers by co-opting conspiracy theories on a spectrum of intensity ranging from vaccines to child trafficking. In the process, spiritual beliefs that have nurtured creativity and meaning are transforming into memes of a quickly-globalizing paranoia. Conspirituality Podcast attempts to bring understanding to this landscape. A journalist, a cult researcher, and a philosophical skeptic discuss the stories, cognitive dissonances, and cultic dynamics tearing through the yoga, wellness, and new spirituality worlds. Mainstream outlets have noticed the problem. We crowd-source, research, analyze, and dream answers to it.