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Conspiracies
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 RE: Conspiracies
January 20, 2016 at 7:06 am
(This post was last modified: January 20, 2016 at 7:07 am by ErGingerbreadMandude.)
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I mean like, I'm not suggesting anything..but.. 
In my humble opinion, everyone who thinks these conspiracy theories are wrong are good, and everyone trying to expose me are bad.
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:
"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay." For context, this is the previous verse: "Hi Jesus" -robvalue  RE: Conspiracies
January 20, 2016 at 7:19 am
(This post was last modified: January 20, 2016 at 7:26 am by Alex K.)
Besides the above mentioned "high" one gets from allegedly being in the know and part of an elite of insiders (despite generally leading a humdrum life with little or no personal power), conspiracy theories satisfy another strong psychological need. The world appears to be chaotic, dangerous and beyond our control, which is highly unsettling to us humans. Assuming conspiracies behind catastrophes or other problems allows us to retain the belief that at the and of the day, we (as in, a group you belong to in some sense) are ultimately in control of things.
A perfect example: The 9/11 attacks had to be an inside job, because otherwise you would have to live with the idea that random blokes from some country you've never heard of are powerful enough to hurt America. If it's an inside job, it was "us" who did it after all, and that's ok.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
 RE: Conspiracies
January 20, 2016 at 7:23 am
(This post was last modified: January 20, 2016 at 7:24 am by ignoramus.)
So basically another psychological crutch similar to religion. I buy that.
By the time you add all the religious and the tinfoilers, how many actual middle of the road, common sense type folk are there in America? 30% max? EDIT: I just realised I'm no better! I put us in a minority to we can feel special! How the fuck do we get out of this one?
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear. (January 20, 2016 at 7:23 am)ignoramus Wrote: EDIT: I just realised I'm no better! I put us in a minority to we can feel special! How the fuck do we get out of this one? I think to a certain extent, you can't and you don't need to. Building one's own identity often involves finding ways in which one is special, ways to differentiate oneself from the anonymous billions. I do it all the time, most people probably do. Just be aware of it and don't let it cloud your skepticism or get carried away otherwise.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
RE: Conspiracies
January 20, 2016 at 7:32 am
(This post was last modified: January 20, 2016 at 7:34 am by Exian.)
I always find it funny that a lot of these conspiracy nuts are also religious in some manner, and that their beliefs don't/can't jive together. The same person who believes god made life special here on earth also has a fear of being abducted by that UFO he swears he saw. The same person who believes that heaven or hell will be our final destination won't enter that house he swears he saw a ghost in.
Excuse me, sir, but your shit's unexamined.
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:
"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay." For context, this is the previous verse: "Hi Jesus" -robvalue (January 20, 2016 at 7:32 am)Exian Wrote: I always find it funny that a lot of these conspiracy nuts are also religious in some manner, and that their beliefs don't/can't jive together. The same person who believes god made life special here on earth also has a fear of being abducted by that UFO he swears he saw. The same person who believes that heaven or hell will be our final destination won't enter that house he swears he saw a ghost in. They mentioned studies on the SGU showing that statistically, conspiracy theories rarely live alone, in that ppl believing in one are likely to hold several other contradictory ones.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
(January 19, 2016 at 11:05 pm)Beccs Wrote: Does anyone notice that the ancient aliens nut looks like a Centauri? ![[Image: 3899929.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=cdn.meme.am%2Finstances2%2F500x%2F3899929.jpg)
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
Every conspiracy theory I've seen has at its root an attack on a person or group. The theory says "Terrible things happened because Person One allowed them to happen or caused them to happen."
 (January 20, 2016 at 7:40 am)Alex K Wrote: They mentioned studies on the SGU showing that statistically, conspiracy theories rarely live alone, in that ppl believing in one are likely to hold several other contradictory ones. Hedging their bets. Clever... Or rather - "clever". 
"The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one." - George Bernard Shaw
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