Why people believe in conspiracy theories

[Rufus_1611]

I used to pooh-pooh a lot of what my friend poncho says but the more I learn I find that there is a large strand of truth running through what poncho passes along to the readers of this board.

Remember, the existence of the Bilderbergers used to be pooh-poohed - but not any longer.

Excellent points Ken. There is no fanfare or recognition when a former "conspiracy theory" goes mainstream.

 

[poncho]

Yeah, the "great owl of bohemia." An alleged false god that has no roots in any of the pagan cultures that it's alleged to have come from. Woohoo.

Check out my yearly Bohemian Grove report next month right here on Baptist Board! You missed a good one last year, and the year before that, and the year before that. Didn't he LE? :laugh:

 

[poncho]

I used to pooh-pooh a lot of what my friend poncho says but the more I learn I find that there is a large strand of truth running through what poncho passes along to the readers of this board.

Remember, the existence of the Bilderbergers used to be pooh-poohed - but not any longer.

Oh Ken...now, you know you're only saying that cuz it's true. :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Conservative Christian]

Forrest Sorrels was the Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas office of the Secret Service when JFK was assassinated.

He was riding in the lead car immediately in front of JFK's limo. Sorrels was adamant in his belief that some of the shots were fired from the direction of the grassy knoll.

Several other Secret Service agents in the area that day believed that shots were fired from the grassy knoll, and that there was a conspiracy involved.

I suppose it's just a "coincidence" that Jack Ruby, the man who shot Oswald, was involved in gun-running to the communist Castro regime for several years prior to the assassination.

One has to be pretty gullible to believe that Ruby killed Oswald out of "patriotism". Especially considering that Ruby was born and raised in Eastern Europe and was known to have socialist sympathies. He immigrated to the U.S., where he just "happened" to run a night club with known underworld connections.

Just because some conspiracy theories aren't realistic, doesn't mean they're all bunk. Examples of very real major conspiracies would be the Communist and Nazi conspiracies, the Thuggee cult in India, and La Cosa Nostra (the Mafia).

 

[carpro]

Oswald acted alone.

If you believe otherwise, prove it. No one else has been able to.

Like most conspiracy theories, yours is long on supposition and appeals to incredulity and short on facts.

 

[Conservative Christian]

Oswald acted alone.

If you believe otherwise, prove it. No one else has been able to.

Like most conspiracy theories, yours is long on supposition and appeals to incredulity and short on facts.

You're the one who's long on supposition and short on facts.

I presented numerous verifiable facts in my previous post. You posted nothing but your own ignorant opinion.

I can't prove God exists, but that doesn't mean he doesn't. Your poor logic is apparent.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

You posted hearsay, and provided no links.

 

[Conservative Christian]

You posted hearsay, and provided no links.

It's only "hearsay" to people like you who are ignorant of the facts surrounding the case.

It's not by job to do your research for you. You're just as capable of googling as anybody else.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

My research sure don't line up with yours, but if I was sure as you are that I was right, I'd try to prove it.

 

[Conservative Christian]

The orthodox Jew Prager and the rest of the "conspiracies don't exist" crowd must be Holocaust deniers. Since they believe there is no such thing as conspiracies in world history, Prager & Friends must be denying that there was a conspiracy against the Jews that resulted in millions murdered.

I wonder how his fellow orthodox Jews would accept his "Prager Prattle" that there are no conspiracies.

 

[carpro]

You're the one who's long on supposition and short on facts.

I presented numerous verifiable facts in my previous post. You posted nothing but your own ignorant opinion.

All you posted was the opinions and beliefs of others. While it may be a fact that they believe something, their beliefs and opinions are no more fact than yours.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

The orthodox Jew Prager and the rest of the "conspiracies don't exist" crowd must be Holocaust deniers. Since they believe there is no such thing as conspiracies in world history, Prager & Friends must be denying that there was a conspiracy against the Jews that resulted in millions murdered.

I wonder how his fellow orthodox Jews would accept his "Prager Prattle" that there are no conspiracies.

That is about the dumbest thing I've read since the grape juice discussions.

 

[Conservative Christian]

All you posted was the opinions and beliefs of others. While it may be a fact that they believe something, their beliefs and opinions are no more fact than yours.

I posted the opinion of the Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Secret Service, who was in the car immediately in front of Kennedy's limo. I'll sure take the word of a highly respected government security agent who was there, over that of internet nobodies who weren't there.

Your beliefs and opinions are no more fact than theirs or mine. Since they were actually there when it happened, their beliefs and opinions would carry weight in a court of law, while yours would not.

 

[Conservative Christian]

That is about the dumbest thing I've read since the grape juice discussions.

Not nearly as dumb as your hypothesis that there is no such thing as conspiracies.
If you deny that there are conspiracies in the world, then you deny both the Holocaust and the Bible.

There was the Nazi conspiracy against the Jews, and there is the conspiracy of the anti-Christ.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

You need to go back and show me where I said there were no such thing as conspiracies, or retract the statement.

What's it gonna be ?

 

[hillclimber1]

Reality is a slippery fish to some of us.

 

[Conservative Christian]

You need to go back and show me where I said there were no such thing as conspiracies, or retract the statement.

What's it gonna be ?

Neither. I intend to retract nothing.

Your initial post was nothing but an illogical appeal to ridicule and ego.

You posted---"It may be that the religious already believe in an invisible power that governs the universe -- God -- and therefore seem to have much less of a psychological or emotional need to believe in invisible powers on earth."

But the Bible clearly refutes you---"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.---Ephesians 6:12

So there are indeed invisible powers on earth. Satan was cast from Heaven to Earth.

Sorry, but I'll take the word of Christ and the Bible over you and Mr. Prager.

 

[carpro]

I posted the opinion of the Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Secret Service, who was in the car immediately in front of Kennedy's limo. I'll sure take the word of a highly respected government security agent who was there, over that of internet nobodies who weren't there.

It would seem that you prefer opinion over fact.

You are definitely a prime example of a conspiracy theorist.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

Neither. I intend to retract nothing.

Your initial post was nothing but an illogical appeal to ridicule and ego.

You posted---"It may be that the religious already believe in an invisible power that governs the universe -- God -- and therefore seem to have much less of a psychological or emotional need to believe in invisible powers on earth."

But the Bible clearly refutes you---"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.---Ephesians 6:12

So there are indeed invisible powers on earth. Satan was cast from Heaven to Earth.

Sorry, but I'll take the word of Christ and the Bible over you and Mr. Prager.

Well, that isn't my quote, it came from the article.

And I think someone with a third grade reading level would know what conspiracies he's talking about. I'll remember, from now on, the requirement that you get everything at that level.

My mistake.

 

[James_Newman]

I have at least a third grade reading level, and I'm not sure what conspiracies are acceptable and which are not. It seems rather arbitrary to me.