The Age of Disinformation

It’s become evident to me that the so-called “Information Age” in which we exist will no doubt perplex future historians. Despite having access to an astonishing amount of factual scientific information, there are still:

1.       People that believe in gods. These people are separated into cults that worship different gods, such as Christianity and Islam. They can’t all be right, but they can all be wrong.

2.       People that think sexual preference is a choice. What gets you hot is no more a choice than what foods taste good. As an example, I didn’t choose to be attracted to women anymore than I chose for pizza to taste good.

3.       People that think the Earth is flat. They can’t be helped.

4.       People that think evolution didn’t happen. Evolution has been experimentally verified.

5.       People that believe in astrology. They can’t be helped.

6.       People that believe in a third gender, or multiple genders. There is an immediate flaw. In order for a third gender individual to reproduce, they would need to find a fourth gender individual. Since the third gender people don’t consider themselves male or female, they will still need to find a member of the opposite sex. If a third gender individual attempts to mate with another third gender, that will be homosexuality and no offspring will be possible. Thus, the third gender must find an elusive fourth gender. This sounds like bullshit for a good reason.

7.       People that think science is a belief choice, like religion. Science describes processes that are real whether you believe in them or not. Or even whether you exist or not. As an example, I don’t believe in science anymore than I believe Jefferson City is the capital of Missouri. It makes no sense to believe in something that is real. It only makes sense to believe in things that are not real*. As an example, I believed there was a monster somewhere in my room as a child, possibly in the closet. Many adults do the same thing, with their gods. Imagination is powerful. But reality is even more powerful. Science is a process by which humans describe reality, based on observation and experimentation. This is the primary problem: many people don’t know what science is. They love what it does, since they use cell phones and cars, for example, but they hate any results that conflict with their beliefs, such as evolution.

8.       People that believe in prayer. I have stated countless times that prayer is an act of self-amelioration. It makes people feel better when they pray. But they don’t believe in it. Not for one second. No one actually believes in prayer. Sure, they do it, and act like it. But if it came down to it, and they were offered a choice…. You need heart surgery or you are going to die….do you choose surgery or prayer? You choose surgery, of course. Another example…you would like to fly across the country. Do you choose an airline service with pilots that use modern instrumentation or pilots that use prayer instead of any technology? These examples show that no one actually believes in prayer, and further demonstrates how worthless beliefs are.
9.    People that believe aliens built the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, and other historical structures on the Earth. It is understood how the large stones were transported, where the stones were cut out of the rock, and how the structures were made. The "why" is not thoroughly understood, of course. We can easily duplicate these structures today, and certainly make them better. The reason why we don't do this is profit based. Who's going to pay all the people needed to get the job done? What will the investors get out of it? 

*That’s the unexpected outcome of the nature of belief. One would expect the opposite to be true, that it only makes sense to believe in things that are real. But if something is real, then you don’t need to believe in it. But for something that isn’t real – that thing, whatever it may be, absolutely depends upon your belief in it.