Voodoo Histories

by David Aaronovitch
Category: "Philosophy"
Pages:356
Year of Publication:2010
Date Added:12/01/2013
Date Read:12/02/2013
Notes:Subtitle:The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History

The author explores (and debunks) some of the most familiar conspiracy theories of the 20th and 21st centuries and concludes that they result from paranoia caused by our need to make sense out of the uncontrollable and chaotic.
My Rating: 5

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Review - Voodoo Histories

Mildly interesting but hard to follow at times when it gets into too much detail or wanders down rabbit trails.

I think the conclusion, that conspiracy theories are an attempt by people to make sense of things they can't control, makes sense. Without Christ, this world is a scary, disturbed, chaotic place and it's easier to point at some vast conspiracy than to confront our individual and collective sinfulness.
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