What scares me is the thought his nonsense is common sense within some circles.

Circles like HN? Seems like a lot of folks here bought into it in the thread discussing the article.

	▲	jbs789 a day ago \| parent [-]
		Time will tell. Did you know that when bicycles were invented society was concerned about the moral corruption of children and women? Who knows where they will go without men! The anthropomorphising is also a head scratcher for me. Ancient civilisations explained the weather with gods. We are doing the same here, explaining the unknown by assuming there is some being/consciousness.

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gwerbin a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Forget common sense, he is a trusted figure by many, so if he says something wrong or nonsensical, people are going to believe it as long as it's engaging. If he's willing to abuse the trust of his audience and lie and mislead people, that he's no better than Alex Jones, Rush Limbaugh, or Joe Rogan.