Thought Threads
Below are examples of what is referred to as a thought-thread - core ideas which animate the rest of a ideology or its adherents belief system, sometimes all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding.
- "converting private property into public wealth, and substituting co-operation for competition, will restore society to its proper condition of a thoroughly healthy organism" and is said to lead to individualism, that is, the ability to pursue one's creative ventures whatever they may be. [1]
- Einstein didn’t believe that light could bend or that the universe had a beginning (the so-called big bang). Then again, maybe the universe is one of many and the many oscillate.
- According to one, "Feminists knew they couldn't sell their message using communist language. So they created their own, one that would appeal to the masses." [2]
- "... Men are men and women are women. They are essentially different and designed for a natural division of labor. ..."
- "In an ideal world, there would be no taxation. All services would be paid for on an as-used basis. But in a less-than-ideal world, some services will be force-financed for the foreseeable future. However, not all taxes are equally deleterious, and the worst form of taxation is a tax on productivity -- i.e. an "income" tax -- and no libertarian supports this type of taxation. What kind of taxation is least harmful? This is a topic still open for debate. My own preference is for a single tax on land. Is this "the" libertarian position on taxes? No. But all libertarians oppose any form of income tax."[3]
- "Proliferation of guns only decreases safety. For everybody, including the gun-owner, and their immediate family."[4]
- "... We have seen our last snowfall. The snowfall will become a rare and exciting event. Children will grow up just not knowing what snow looks like ..." ~ Dr. David Viner of the Hadley Climate Research Center - 2000
Common Beliefs
They left out coconuts:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_by_coconut
Tide pod challenges, mass shootings, and the spread of death by coconut concerns have something in common, IMO.
snopes.com
There is a similarly flawed percentage concerning peace officer beatings of their spouse that is shared in some circles.
I wonder what else is floating around in noggins across the globe - just staying there, like a mental 'storm' existing in thought space - for lengthy periods of time similar to how they say the Great Red Spot has been Jupiter for awhile.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_hoaxes_on_Wikipedia