conspiracies

Question 1

what is a conspiracy

Answer 1

a conspiracy is a secret operation carried out by a group of plotters who are working towards some end (normally immoral)

Question 2

what are conspiracy theories

Answer 2

conspiracy theories are explanations for events around the world that involve a conspiracy

Question 3

give 2 reasons conspiracy theories are appealing

Answer 3

they:
are simple and easy to be passed on
are more entertaining than the truth
everyone loves a villain
confirm and support the biases we already held
provide certainty in an uncertain world

Question 4

what is a bias

Answer 4

favouring one thing over another

Question 5

what is the soldier mindset

Answer 5

fighting for your ideas even if they have no evidence
this might happen because people are mocked/proud of their beliefs

Question 6

what is the scout mindset

Answer 6

pick and choosing beliefs we think are true but can also discard beliefs easily if they no longer are true

Question 7

what does richard dawkins argue to do with religion

Answer 7

it is dangerous (religious wars) and that teaching it to children equates to child abuse

Question 8

what did jo marchant find evidence of

Answer 8

holding religious beliefs makes us
happier regardless of the truth
less lonely
take time for reflection
come together as a community

Question 9

define partisan

Answer 9

people who choose a side and fight for it

Question 10

what is polarisation

Answer 10

when society involves opposed and separate groups within it eg misogynists and feminists

Question 11

what is misogyny

Answer 11

the hatred of women

Question 12

what is ahimsa

Answer 12

ahimsa means do not injure or hurt, non violent
it is a teaching in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism

Question 13

relativism definition

Answer 13

the view that what is right depends on the situation

Question 14

what is absolutism

Answer 14

the view that there are fixed rs for right and wrong

Question 15

what is speciesism

Answer 15

the belief that humans are superior

Question 16

what was the chinese room experiment

Answer 16

there is a person outside who speaks fluent mandarin posting in questions to the man
the man then has to find that question in the book full of questions and the book tells him how to answer
he then sends that message out

Question 17

what does the chinese room test tell us

Answer 17

none of the separate components (man, room, book) understand
they understand as a collective
this is essentially what a person is

Question 18

what is the western perspective of AI

Answer 18

quite negative
threat to jobs
terminator

Question 19

what is the eastern perspective of ai

Answer 19

quite positive
created computer-driven opportunities and possibilities
astro-boy

Question 20

what are the advantages of genetic engineering

Answer 20

eradicate hereditary diseases

Question 21

what is a disadvantage of genetic engineering

Answer 21

exploitation
cosmetic purposes

Question 22

what is culture

Answer 22

represent shared norms, values ideas and patterns of learned behaviour

Question 23

what is ethnocentrism

Answer 23

the belief that his or her own cultural values and ideals are the best

Question 24

cultural relativism definition

Answer 24

refers to not judging others culture ethically to our standards of what is right or wrong, strange or normal

Question 25

cultural diffusion

Answer 25

the spread of cultural beliefs practices and material artifacts across populations