62. How to Properly Evaluate Conspiracy Theories

FLOW with Arman Assadi

Conspiracy theories are nothing new. The question is: how should we process these pieces of information? Chances are, most of us will believe whatever satisfies our preconceived notions, whether true or not...

In this episode, you will learn:

• Intro: Arman opens the podcast stating what today’s episode covers [00:00]
• Some announcements [00:52]
• The context of how Arman is going to discuss the topic of conspiracy theories [01:56]
• On the documentary Zeitgeist: were they rational and logical, or extreme? [02:23]
• Going back to the original purpose of this episode: the difficulty of staying objective when dealing with conspiracy theories [03:44]
• Reaching out to Francis Pedraza for an explanation on conspiracy theories [04:50]
• The framework in dealing with conspiracies according to Francis [05:47]
• 83 pages of Hunter Biden’s corruption and Francis’ thoughts [06:30]
• Viewing conspiracy theories like a prosecutor [08:22}
• The four stages of conspiracy [09:22]
• Becoming empirical in the face of not being able to find a plausible explanation for conspiracy theories, even if the results can be scary [12:11]
• Restating the purpose of this episode [14:54]
• Closing message [16:04]

Resources/Links:

• Zeitgeist
• About Francis Pedraza
• Ep. 25 Flow with Arman Assadi - Francis Pedraza
• the Hunter Biden corruption document
• Occam’s Razor Philosophy
• How to go against a conspiracy theory
• Conspiracy theory: was 9/11 planned?
• Conspiracy theories of 2020
• WEF’s 8 Things in 2030
• SolarWind’s Cyber Attack
• Why you can’t dismiss a conspiracy theory by saying it’s a conspiracy theory

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