Loose Change

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Public skepticism is good for our democracy, provided it isn't directed at one and only one source of information (e.g., the government). We should be skeptical of the official government line AND conspiracy theories. But, for whatever reason, many people only direct their skepticism at the government and become "sheep-like" when presented with a wacky conspiracy theory. Therein lies a great deal of irony; the conspiracy theorists chuckle at the general public for buying the official government line and then proceed to buy into a conspiracy theory that defies the laws of science and is premised on the notion that thousands of people could keep a secret of massive proportions.

The sad fact is that many people find comfort in the notion that the universe is orderly and that all events are controlled by a small group of people. According to these people, whom I shall call "idiots," there is always a man hiding behind a curtain pulling strings. The "idiots" cannot come to grips with the notion that the universe is dominated by one thing...chaos.