Donald Ian Rankin
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Mon Jun-12-06 07:12 AM
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| 66. Because people want to feel superior |
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The basic drive behind conspiracy theory is the desire to feel that one knows something that other people don't, because they are ignorant and you're not.
Conspiracy theories pan out to be true - usually coincidentally - just often enough to keep the fire fuelled, but they should never be given the benefit of the doubt.
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| -Why must everything be a conspiracy? |
Bluzmann57 |
Jun-11-06 08:58 PM |
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Hi. Come pull up a chair and join reality. It is a conspiracy. |
shance |
Jun-11-06 09:01 PM |
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I think the better question is why must everything that happens be denied |
shance |
Jun-11-06 09:08 PM |
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It is a conspiracy theory |
smtpgirl |
Jun-11-06 09:15 PM |
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That is exactly what I was thinking. |
driver8 |
Jun-11-06 10:24 PM |
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I know this is is a late response to your post |
Tulum_Moon |
Jun-11-06 11:01 PM |
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the alternative? "Coincidence Theory." |
idgiehkt |
Jun-12-06 12:35 AM |
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Because, well, there wouldn't be so many opportunities for |
Redstone |
Jun-11-06 09:01 PM |
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you nailed it! |
cobalt1999 |
Jun-12-06 08:46 AM |
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"aliens, bermuda triangle, govt mind chips...fake moon landings" |
CJCRANE |
Jun-12-06 10:28 AM |
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Sometimes the simplest answer is a conspiracy |
wtmusic |
Jun-12-06 11:08 AM |
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Everyting isn't a conspiracy... |
Kutjara |
Jun-11-06 09:03 PM |
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I see your point |
BoneDaddy |
Jun-11-06 09:04 PM |
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It's because most people don't really understand critical thinking. |
Caution |
Jun-11-06 09:04 PM |
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"Cultural bias"?? |
chill_wind |
Jun-12-06 12:11 AM |
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Sure. Americans in general. |
Caution |
Jun-12-06 06:38 AM |
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thanks, well said. |
idgiehkt |
Jun-12-06 12:39 AM |
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"bias towards distrust of authority" - |
rman |
Jun-12-06 12:57 AM |
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I neither stated nor implied anything of the sort |
Caution |
Jun-12-06 06:36 AM |
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So what is your criteria... |
rucky |
Jun-12-06 03:05 AM |
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The whole point to examining something using the scientific method |
Caution |
Jun-12-06 06:41 AM |
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You are right... |
Henny Penny |
Jun-13-06 03:49 AM |
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Because people don't want to |
NJ Democrats |
Jun-11-06 09:07 PM |
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I agree |
Semblance |
Jun-11-06 09:07 PM |
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Knights of Malta and the CIA seems to start things off... |
EVDebs |
Jun-11-06 09:08 PM |
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Because everything's a lie. |
dailykoff |
Jun-11-06 09:09 PM |
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These aren't conspiracy theories... |
originalpckelly |
Jun-11-06 09:09 PM |
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Because to everybody, SOMETHING is a conspiracy. |
DireStrike |
Jun-11-06 09:12 PM |
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When you have a government that lies perpetually and repeatedly |
Downtown Hound |
Jun-11-06 09:15 PM |
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Exactly, these guys conspire all day and night, a lie about it too. |
Philosoraptor |
Jun-11-06 09:16 PM |
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Look at all the people who conspired on this thread, it's a conspiracy. |
Philosoraptor |
Jun-11-06 09:15 PM |
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On the street it's called things like "gangbang" |
nolabels |
Jun-12-06 07:05 AM |
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Jun-11-06 09:15 PM |
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Are you saying they are justified in taking everyone elses 'stuff'? |
shance |
Jun-11-06 09:30 PM |
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Jun-11-06 09:43 PM |
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Why do people who have a common mental defect/agenda join |
4MoronicYears |
Jun-11-06 09:17 PM |
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You are just one of 'Them' aren't you.... |
The Straight Story |
Jun-11-06 09:21 PM |
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I may be one of them |
Bluzmann57 |
Jun-11-06 09:27 PM |
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Definition of CONSPIRACY... |
fooj |
Jun-11-06 09:24 PM |
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Thanks Fooj. That's where we all need to begin. |
shance |
Jun-11-06 09:28 PM |
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I didn't mean the Supreme Court selection |
Bluzmann57 |
Jun-11-06 09:31 PM |
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What "led to the selection" of LLP was stopping the vote counting |
fooj |
Jun-11-06 09:38 PM |
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You can't prove a successful conspiracy. eom |
Artiechoke |
Jun-12-06 02:40 AM |
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"Treason doth never prosper; what's the reason? If it prosper, |
raccoon |
Jun-12-06 08:25 AM |
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Ah, see, the trick is |
Mythsaje |
Jun-11-06 09:48 PM |
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Because it's the internet |
Awsi Dooger |
Jun-11-06 09:57 PM |
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Everything doesn't have to be a conspiracy. If we got the truth from |
driver8 |
Jun-11-06 10:18 PM |
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pretty much sums it up |
dweller |
Jun-11-06 10:48 PM |
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Hey -- I might just do that! |
driver8 |
Jun-12-06 11:03 AM |
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This wouldn't be the case if |
blues90 |
Jun-11-06 10:19 PM |
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virtually EVERY event of note that has transpired in human history |
leftofthedial |
Jun-11-06 10:20 PM |
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Indeed. |
endarkenment |
Jun-12-06 08:34 AM |
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I don't get the point of your post. |
TheGoldenRule |
Jun-11-06 10:23 PM |
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*yawn* |
Junkdrawer |
Jun-11-06 10:24 PM |
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It's not Voter Fraud. |
hootinholler |
Jun-11-06 10:26 PM |
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Good point - they give themselves away, don't they? n/t |
Junkdrawer |
Jun-11-06 10:28 PM |
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That's a common mistake... |
hootinholler |
Jun-11-06 10:45 PM |
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I could explain it |
NoPasaran |
Jun-11-06 10:36 PM |
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There is nothing wrong with speculation. |
survivor999 |
Jun-11-06 10:39 PM |
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There are 2 kinds of people in this world / life . . . |
G2099 |
Jun-11-06 10:41 PM |
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My sig line says it all for me..... |
Ragazz68 |
Jun-11-06 10:41 PM |
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The nightmare of the Bush years has rendered conspiracy irrelevant |
JeffR |
Jun-11-06 10:51 PM |
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All I know is that 9/11 wouldn't have happenened if Clinton hadn't ordered |
progressoid |
Jun-11-06 11:39 PM |
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I'm reminded of the joke: A congressman died. People started to wonder |
Crazy Guggenheim |
Jun-11-06 11:43 PM |
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....sigh... |
alittlelark |
Jun-11-06 11:45 PM |
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What is wrong with questioning things? |
treestar |
Jun-12-06 12:00 AM |
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I couldn't have said it better myself. GREAT post!! |
file83 |
Jun-12-06 12:33 AM |
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Must everything be SHIT & LIES? Seemingly so, for 5 years. |
troubleinwinter |
Jun-12-06 12:33 AM |
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Jun-12-06 12:34 AM |
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Fertilzer was not delivered... |
SidDithers |
Jun-12-06 08:11 AM |
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Was Iran/Contra a theory? No, it was a conspiracy. |
Usrename |
Jun-12-06 02:57 AM |
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definition of Conspiracy |
notadmblnd |
Jun-12-06 06:56 AM |
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I think anyone who has been exposed to American Politics, as they |
MrsGrumpy |
Jun-12-06 07:00 AM |
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With this bunch, everything IS a rotten conspiracy. |
Philosoraptor |
Jun-12-06 07:01 AM |
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Because people want to feel superior |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Jun-12-06 07:12 AM |
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There are NO Coincidences. nt |
TheGoldenRule |
Jun-12-06 08:52 AM |
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Rampant CT chatter is the achilles heel of DU |
Tin Man |
Jun-12-06 07:13 AM |
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It's naive to think there's no point in discussing conspiracies. |
rman |
Jun-12-06 08:01 AM |
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I've seen folks here suggest the last two elections were perfectly legal. |
Philosoraptor |
Jun-12-06 08:04 AM |
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Oh you can't categorically prove that so shut up. |
endarkenment |
Jun-12-06 08:39 AM |
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Whose fault is that? Bush's. |
Philosoraptor |
Jun-12-06 08:03 AM |
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Investigation vs speculation |
Finder |
Jun-12-06 08:29 AM |
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Precisely. A plethora of speculation, a dearth of supporting documentation |
Tin Man |
Jun-12-06 09:05 AM |
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because this admn has lies in every story. the last, the terrorist they |
seabeyond |
Jun-12-06 07:58 AM |
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The last Pres. was impeached because he was a liar. |
Philosoraptor |
Jun-12-06 08:05 AM |
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First, an event |
itsjustme |
Jun-12-06 08:06 AM |
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Boston Tea Party, Teapot Dome, Gulf of Tonkin, Watergate, Iran/Contra... |
Finder |
Jun-12-06 08:14 AM |
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When authority no longer has any credibility anything is quite possible |
Toots |
Jun-12-06 08:39 AM |
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Why can't something be a conspiracy? |
bemildred |
Jun-12-06 08:48 AM |
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I never said everything is black and white |
Bluzmann57 |
Jun-12-06 10:10 AM |
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Some people |
CJCRANE |
Jun-12-06 11:13 AM |
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In fact you did say "everything"... |
rman |
Jun-12-06 01:24 PM |
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Ok ok I did ASK why must everything be a conspiracy |
Bluzmann57 |
Jun-12-06 05:11 PM |
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"prove beyond the shadow of a doubt" |
rman |
Jun-13-06 03:12 AM |
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Because it's impossible to massively loot governments all by yourself? nt |
glitch |
Jun-12-06 10:21 AM |
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Most of politics is a conspiracy. |
CJCRANE |
Jun-12-06 10:30 AM |
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"A conspiracy is just a secret plan". |
shance |
Jun-12-06 01:55 PM |
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do you think that powerful people leave everything up to random events? |
astro |
Jun-12-06 11:10 AM |
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Because "conspiracy hunters" are egotistical jerks. |
tomreedtoon |
Jun-12-06 01:27 PM |
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Always accept the official story, till the day you demise. |
Philosoraptor |
Jun-12-06 02:00 PM |
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"The day you demise?" Is you a paranoid poet, then? |
tomreedtoon |
Jun-13-06 11:40 PM |
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So when does this word get put to rest? |
nolabels |
Jun-12-06 01:53 PM |
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Anti-"conspiracy theory" people. |
CJCRANE |
Jun-12-06 01:56 PM |
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Because the criminals are in control and nothing they do can be trusted. |
wizdum |
Jun-12-06 09:08 PM |
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Allow me to re-phrase the question |
burythehatchet |
Jun-13-06 03:36 AM |
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