When Your Best Friend Becomes Convinced She Has Reptilian DNA
- Courtney Heard
- Dec 20, 2022
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 7
When I spoke to Lisa, who is in the Netherlands, and she told me her best friend was convinced she had reptilian DNA, I was reminded of the case of Matthew Coleman, who killed his two small children because he thought they were of reptilian descent.
What could make a proud father with a dream life running a surf school in Southern California believe that his kids had reptilian DNA and needed to die? QAnon of course.
In this week's episode of the Q-Dropped Podcast, I could hear the concern in Lisa's voice as she spoke of her best friend in the world and how she has lost her to QAnon.
We also posted a second episode for patrons only here. In it, we speak to Robert, who is going through a divorce from the mother of his children as she descends down the QAnon rabbit hole.
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I haven’t yet listened to the podcast, but I have a thought or two about it anyway. I really have to wonder about how closely attached to what the rest of us might call reality is someone who thinks that she is in possession of reptilian DNA. It’s far beyond mere ignorance. In fact, I think it’s far beyond stupidity, and that is saying something, especially if this person is functional.
I have written about this before. I don’t think the explanation is psychological, though she might simply be crazy. I think the answer is more sociological, and the answer is tribalism. My tribe is good, your tribe is not. My tribe is special, your tribe is not. Whatever I…