Conspiracy
I just came across a neat bit from Karl Popper (who I have to get to reading one of these days).
The conspiracy theory of society ... comes from abandoning God and then
asking, 'Who is in His place?' -- Karl Popper, Conjectures and Refutations,
1969"
It really stopped me short because possibly the most conspiracy theory heavy locus on the planet is the muslim Middle East. Theorizing that obscure conspiracies are the fault of all that goes wrong in the world
does seem to show a decided lack of faith in God.
Posted by TMLutas at February 1, 2005 12:53 AM