The word conspiracy has gotten interesting.

Sometimes it’s used to describe an actual theory about something that may or may not have happened. Other times, it’s thrown at anybody who questions the accepted explanation of something.

But asking questions doesn’t automatically make someone a conspiracy theorist.

At the same time, questioning the mainstream explanation doesn’t automatically make someone a critical thinker either.

There is a difference.

Critical thinking requires something from us that conspiracy thinking sometimes doesn’t: the willingness to let the evidence take us somewhere we weren’t expecting to go.

That means if you’re going to question the official story, you should probably be willing to question the unofficial story too.

Where did this information come from?

What evidence supports it?

What evidence contradicts it?

Is somebody making money from me believing this?

Is fear making this explanation more convincing?

Am I researching this because I genuinely want to know what’s true, or am I searching until I find something that confirms what I already believe?

Those questions matter.

And they’re especially important now because almost anyone can make almost anything look convincing online.

A dramatic video. Suspenseful music. A few screenshots. Somebody speaking confidently into a microphone.

Suddenly we’re three hours deep into a rabbit hole wondering if everything we’ve ever known is a lie.

Sometimes the rabbit hole is worth exploring.

Sometimes it’s just a hole.

That’s part of what makes these conversations fun.

On Do You Know Where You At?, the goal isn’t to tell you what you have to believe. It’s to take some of these ideas, theories and cultural conversations that we’ve all heard and actually talk about them.

Sometimes they’re fascinating.

Sometimes they’re ridiculous.

Sometimes there might be more to the story.

And sometimes a little logic can make something that sounded terrifying five minutes ago a whole lot less spooky.

That’s the point.

Stay curious. Ask questions. Laugh a little. Think for yourself.

And remember that being willing to question something should also mean being willing to question your own conclusion.

Season 2 of Do You Know Where You At? has already began.

Do you know where you at?