Richard Cox’s new book examines parallels between conspiracy theory analysis and insights gained through spiritual development. Subscribe: Click here for forum Discussion Click here for forum Discussion Click here for Richard’s Book Click here for Richard’s Podcast [00:00:00] Alex Tsakiris: On this episode of skeptiko, a show about discernment. And conspiracy theory. [00:00:10] Richard Cox: A core tenant of spirituality is a kind of discernment okay. To sermon about on a fundamental level of thought, like, cause for a lot of people that is a massive change in their lives to realize that their thoughts aren’t true We really should then be able to carry that sense of discernment out of our minds and into the world and say, well, is what the government is telling me. True. It’s it’s a thought. And in some ways I’ve been indoctrinated into this system from birth. So it’s very compelling for that reason, but I should be able to apply more discernment to that. And a show about dis...