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His point that conspiracy theories are acting as a substitute for religious community and purpose is interesting. I guess there are a number of different belief systems that can fill a void of purpose.

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That point should be driven home by the fact that the chronic religious ignorance of the US is the bedrock on top of which QAnon is built. You can't openly support ignorance about basic facts about reality for hundreds of years and expect this to have no consequences.

Americans need to learn basic facts about religion in school. Separation of church and state does not mean everyone must grow up ignorant. It means the state shouldn't promote one religion over another (which the US is doing anyway).

No , what we need is basic common sense. Too much of anything is bad and as a nation we have a historical tendency to take things to extreme. We need to understand and acknowledge each other’s point of view and realize there is a sane middle path based on due diligence and rational investigation.

People make this argument a lot. But tell me how to do this in practice on a large scale?

My suggestion is timely, measurable, and proven.

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