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2025/2/24
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Zach: 我认为我父亲受到了网络上错误信息的误导,沉迷于阴谋论,这导致我们家庭关系紧张,并对我的妹妹造成了伤害。我尝试通过与他进行对话,并提出一个为期一年的赌约来改变他的想法,希望他能重新认识到现实。 我试图理解我父亲的观点,并追溯了他信仰转变的过程。我发现他的许多预测都源于他对先知预言的信仰,以及对特定宗教人物的追随。这让我意识到,他的信念并非完全源于逻辑推理,而是建立在对特定信息来源的信任和对信仰的坚定执着之上。 尽管我努力尝试改变他的想法,但我仍然担心他的信念会对我们的家庭造成不可挽回的伤害。我希望能找到一个平衡点,既能尊重他的信仰,又能维护家庭的和谐。 父亲: 我相信自己掌握着比其他人更多的信息,能够洞悉更大的图景。这些信息来自神圣的启示和对先知预言的解读。我相信自己的预测会实现,这并非基于虚构,而是基于我所掌握的真理。 我承认我的观点与大多数人不同,但这并不意味着我错了。我愿意与我的儿子打赌,用事实来证明我的正确性。我爱我的家人,但我不会放弃自己的信仰。 我担心我的儿子和家人受到潜在的危险,例如大规模骚乱和恐怖袭击。我囤积物资是为了保护家人的安全,这并非出于恐惧,而是出于对未来潜在危机的预见。 母亲: 我对丈夫的信仰感到担忧,这不仅影响了我们的家庭关系,也对我们的经济状况造成了影响。我尝试与丈夫沟通,并希望他能认识到自己行为的严重性。 我支持儿子的做法,并希望他能改变丈夫的想法。同时,我也面临着巨大的压力,我需要考虑如何维护家庭的稳定,以及如何保护自己的利益。 妹妹: 我对父亲对我的性取向的否定感到受伤。这让我感到不被理解和不被支持。我希望父亲能够接纳我,并尊重我的选择。

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Zach's father believes in conspiracy theories, including an impending EMP attack. Their differing realities lead to a $10,000 bet on 10 predictions for 2024, creating a deadline to bridge their divide.
  • Father predicts a catastrophic EMP attack and other politically charged events.
  • A $10,000 bet is made on the predictions.
  • The bet creates a deadline and a potential path to reconciliation.

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New from NPR's Embedded: Reporter Zach Mack thinks his dad has gone all in on conspiracy theories, while his father thinks that Zach is the one being brainwashed. In 2024, after the latest round of circular arguments, they decided to try something new, an attempt to pull each other out of the spell each of them thinks the other is under. Can one family live in two realities?This is episode 1 of a three-part series. To hear the rest, head to NPR's Embedded podcast.)Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)