"The conspiracy-mongering of our time takes my breath away. Maybe humanity has always been this paranoid, but the advent of 24/7 media rubs it in. When I probed members of my Facebook community for their reactions to Osama bin Laden’s death, the second response echoed many more: “hoax.”" - Brian Sullivan

"It’s easy to dismiss the hyperventilating as simple nuttiness. But the nutters have an outsized impact on shared values, a crucial aspect of the glue that holds societies together. The decibel level of conspiracy merchants, amplified by the explosion of media platforms through which to express themselves, infects our very capacity for common purpose – and our human need for hope." - Brian Sullivan

"conspiracy-mongering" - I am almost at the point here where I am going to block repeat offenders. Up 'til now I have resisted thinking I need a varied diet of opinion but in many ways it is just getting beyond tiresome. - Brian Sullivan

i started blocking them 2 years ago. my time on FF has become far more pleasant since then. - Big Joe Silenced

Bill are you talking about those religion threads? joking :) - sofarsoShawn

Bill? The religious threads often infuriate me as well but I find most of the participants otherwise intelligent, well rounded, and yes rational people so blocking is not something I would consider there. - Brian Sullivan