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What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular?
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RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular?
April 10, 2015 at 8:09 am (This post was last modified: April 10, 2015 at 8:10 am by Chad32.)
Fear is the great motivator, and some people fear a giant untouchable organization that can come and swoop you away at any time. They're going to take your guns, brainwash your children, and kill you off when you reach a specified age.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."

10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/

Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50

A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html

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What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular?

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What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Nope - April 10, 2015 at 7:34 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Dystopia - April 10, 2015 at 7:37 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by C4RM5 - April 10, 2015 at 7:42 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Alex K - April 10, 2015 at 8:09 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Chad32 - April 10, 2015 at 8:09 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Bad Wolf - April 10, 2015 at 8:28 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Alex K - April 10, 2015 at 8:30 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Bad Wolf - April 10, 2015 at 9:37 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Iroscato - April 10, 2015 at 8:39 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Dystopia - April 10, 2015 at 8:51 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Iroscato - April 10, 2015 at 9:13 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Jackalope - April 10, 2015 at 11:44 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Alex K - April 10, 2015 at 10:16 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Cato - April 10, 2015 at 6:48 pm
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Lucanus - April 11, 2015 at 3:44 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by urlawyer - April 11, 2015 at 4:45 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by professor - April 10, 2015 at 10:27 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Alex K - April 10, 2015 at 10:33 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Jenny A - April 10, 2015 at 10:40 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Dystopia - April 10, 2015 at 10:41 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Alex K - April 10, 2015 at 11:12 am
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by abaris - April 10, 2015 at 12:51 pm
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Exian - April 10, 2015 at 1:18 pm
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by FreeTony - April 10, 2015 at 1:32 pm
RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular? - by Bad Wolf - April 10, 2015 at 8:50 pm

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