Panel Discussion: Today's Conspiracy Theories, Tomorrow's Facts?

Sometimes the facts are stranger than any fictional theory you can come up with, and sometimes there really is something fishy going on.

But can healthy scepticism descend into nihilistic cynicism of we give ourselves over to conspiracy theories?

Or are vested interests too quick to brand anyone who dares question them as "conspiracy theorists" to discredit their criticism?

And Donald Trump was on to something when he talked about that lab in Wuhan, yet he was branded a "conspiracy theorist", but later it transpired that American companies had interests in the Wuhan lab.

"Conspiracy theory, an attempt to explain harmful or tragic events as the result of the actions of a small powerful group. Such explanations reject the accepted narrative surrounding those events; indeed, the official version may be seen as further proof of the .

Conspiracy theories increase in prevalence in periods of widespread anxiety, uncertainty, or hardship, as during wars and economic depressions and in the aftermath of natural disasters like , , and .

This fact is evidenced by the profusion of conspiracy theories that emerged in the wake of the in 2001 and by the more than 2,000 volumes on U.S. Pres. . This suggests that conspiratorial thinking is driven by a strong human desire to make sense of social forces that are self-relevant, important, and threatening."

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A panel of 6 speakers who each will have researched a specific aspect of the issue will discuss and take your questions.

And YOU may still join the conversation at , and ask your question during Q&A.

The meeting will be held on the first floor of the Windsor Castle pub in Victoria, a beautiful Victorian pub with great food, drinks and reasonable prices. Make sure to give the code word: Debate Club!

But YOU may still join the debate at 104 London Debaters, and can give your opinion during Floor Contributions.

The meeting will be held on the first floor of the Windsor Castle pub in Victoria, a beautiful Victorian pub with great food, drinks and reasonable prices. Make sure to give the code word: Debate Club!

Read more about the club and debating HERE.

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