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Originally Posted by Golfingnut
I become so much in wonderment about how and why a small number of us become so believing in conspiracy theories that I spent several hours researching the subject. I never buy into the government is out to get me theory, yet I have friends that believe a few and I know some folks that seem to favor really wacked out conspiracies over obvious fact. WHY???? Is it just one more form of chemical imbalance like anxiety or depression? I found many explanations, but this link seemed to explain it in the simplest terms. I am open to the possibility that ALL conspiracies are true and I am the one missing the boat.
Four reasons why people believe in conspiracy theories | SmartPlanet |
Tell this to the victims in the Penn State football cover-up as well as those involving the victims of 9/11 ( a big conspiracy involving terrorists) and the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. Real life conspiracies do occur and you find them all thoroughout US and other countries' history. They seemed to be a favorite weapon of some foreign governments of manipulating the media through staged occurrences.
I do fear too much power in the hands of a small group. History has proven again and again to watch out for what happens when someone or a group with no principles gets the reins of power.
Read OReilly's
Killing Lincoln Killing Lincoln - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia if you want to see a well argued presentation of a conspiracy. I did not buy most of it however because his evidence was not that persuasive.