Prompt
Choose an unpopular or unusual belief (a conspiracy theory or denialism will likely be easiest) Conspiracy of Epstein’s Death is my conspiracy theory and research to understand it. Why would a person capable of rational thinking hold this “crazy” belief? What biases and heuristics might contribute? What lack of information? What other factors like history or even geography might impact someone’s beliefs in ways we hadn’t thought critically about before? If we look from their angle, is that belief really as crazy as it seemed at first from ours? Of course, we may find that their belief—even though we now understand it better—is still incorrect. In that case, how could we engage the disagreement in a helpful, respectful, and productive way? To do this, you’ll need to write this essay using your critical thinking skills with a scout mindset (Links to an external site.).
