What I think happened on the 11th of September 2001
2026-03-24 13:12 There are people claiming the Bush administration would have caused the 9/11 attacks.  When I first heard it my reaction was...
The characteristics of real conspiracies
2026-03-20 11:08 Conspiracy talkers often claim there are real conspiracies.  However, they don’t at all look like such individuals imagine.  They search for something with characteristics which are not humanly possible.
Thinking about points of view
2026-03-17 13:45 Something I can’t explain is when the honesty of others is denied.  Some claim a certain opinion would always be a lie.  To me they seem to have trouble grasping that others even have a different point of view.
Common ways of faulty thinking
2026-03-16 13:04 This is mostly a list of misleading ways of thinking.  I have limited myself to those seeming to be common among conspiracy talkers.  Oftentimes they don’t ask themselves if they have made any error.
Individuality and human error
2026-03-11 12:29 When trying to explain events human error always have to be considered.  Some witch usually don’t are what I call conspiracy talkers.  These are individuals with a tendency to believe there are conspiracies behind things.
What is random chance?
2025-11-30 13:54 Random chance is what can’t be controlled or predicted. A great deal can be predicted like the movements of the celestial bodies. This is then a matter of physics which can be calculated rather easily.
Weather is outside human control
2025-11-18 12:33 Some have hard coming to terms with the idea something can’t be controlled.  The fear they display leads to the most absurd ideas.  I have read about people denying that natural weather phenomena would exist nowadays.
Opportunity can’t be taken for granted
2025-10-16 13:47 Some people’s view of history is exaggeratedly person-centred.  The development of society is supposed to be driven by single famous individuals.  The resources for such a person is not spent a though at if it has varied.
Taking historical figures down to earth
2025-09-30 12:42 Some famous historical individuals are the subject of metaphorical worship by their fans.  Others have paid authors to depict themselves with superhuman characteristics.  In the 19th century people might have believed such descriptions.
How we can know what historical figures looked like
2025-09-17 12:35 Cameras has only existed since the 1840ies.  The first photos showed people belonging to the upper classes.  If these become clear enough people at best look normal.  They were not any beauties, no.