Re:The hunt for Nigerians who can change into cats
by daenz on Monday March 21, 2022 @01:51PM
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I'm trying to understand your response. Are you saying that most magical thinking, here and elsewhere, is a result of "them" (rich people?) trying to keep the population under control? Is there no grassroots element to magical thinking that can be addressed?
Re:The hunt for Nigerians who can change into cats
by galaxyLogic on Monday March 21, 2022 @02:15PM
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No I'm not blaming rich people here in particular, but the fact that people having certain crazy beliefs is often advantageous to some other people.
A (witch-) doctor is a good example. It is good for them that people believe they can deliver the cure. It may sometimes be even good for the patient because of the placebo effect.
People having non-scientific mind-set (i.e. people believing crazy things) is beneficial to people who try to hoodwink them. Snake oil!
https://www.thedailybeast.com/stella-immanuel-trumps-new-cov...
I think part of this is political, they want people to believe in crazy things and not look for the rational truth because that might expose those who are trying to hoodwink the public in other ways. Like giving huge tax-cuts to billionaires. Give huge tax-cuts to billionaires and money will appear in your clay-pot.