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What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular?
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So what do we call people who believe that Nibiru is coming to eat the Earth, or that the Moon or the entire sky is just a hologram? They go beyond simple conspiracy theorists who are already synonymous with crazy, and 'nutcases' hardly does justice to their beautiful insanity...
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The thought of being different and right; stumbling onto the 'truth' that nobody else has managed to cotton on to yet makes you feel special.
And it's just so obvious, especially after a quick google search brings up all the evidence you need. 
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Compulsive procrastinator  Religious Views: Agnostic atheist, anti-theist, whovian, misanthrope? (April 10, 2015 at 8:30 am)Alex K Wrote: I think we can safely say that 9/11 was a conspiracy. Your face when you realise that jet fuel doesn't melt steel beams: ![[Image: 20130513shocked.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.macobserver.com%2Fimgs%2Fteaser_images%2F20130513shocked.jpg)
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Alex K's point, of course, being that a "conspiracy" is an agreement between multiple people to commit a crime.
Alex isn't saying that 9/11 was a government conspiracy or the like... he's slyly admonishing the loose equivocation of "conspiracy" and "conspiracy theory" in this thread and general usage... (I think. Sorry for speaking for you AlexK!)
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Don't worry, my friend. If this be the end, then so shall it be.  RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular?
April 10, 2015 at 10:16 am
(This post was last modified: April 10, 2015 at 10:26 am by Alex K.)
Right on, TRJF!
 Sly admonition is the best kind of admonition.
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
I think some people need a villain to explain why they have loser lives.
The answer to why people believe is simple.
There ARE conspiracies. Keep attached to the mainstream media so you can stay pliable and docile.
Of course there are conspiracies, prof. The whole word is run on conspiracies. But some are just made up, even you have to admit that...
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: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular?
April 10, 2015 at 10:40 am
(This post was last modified: April 10, 2015 at 10:44 am by Jenny A.)
When I think of conspiracy theorists, I'm thinking of people who believe in impossible theories, not plausible ones, like the actual conspiracy between a number of men to fly planes into buildings. Conspiracy theorists suggest conspiracies that make little sense, and require superhuman powers of secrecy on the part of vast numbers of people.
People who believe in them are more likely to believe in other unlikely things including god.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
 (April 10, 2015 at 10:40 am)Jenny A Wrote: When I think of conspiracy theorists, I'm thinking of people who believe in impossible theories, not plausible ones, like the actual conspiracy between a number of men to fly planes into buildings. Conspiracy theorists suggests conspiracies that make little sense, and require superhuman powers of secrecy on the part of vast numbers of people. So, for example, the theory that some musicians are alive (like Michael Jackson) are plausible as long as no one has seen the body (I believe this was the case with MJ)?
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