The Affliction Of Conspiracy Theorists
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I heard Louis Black tell a joke about people in Arkansas once. He said that while Bill Clinton was Governor of Arkansas, the state went from 50th in education to 49th. What was the secret? Pencils.
You are a single man in his 40's. Why do you suppose that is? It might not have anything to do with living in Arkansas or it's public schools. It might be because you are simply strange. Now you want to call me a conspiracy theory believer. I am not. The investigation you cited called for further investigation. A deeper search for truth. Remember you pretending you supported deeper searches for truth. Pretended being the operative word. Well, further truths were discovered and they disproved whatever it is you believe. You seem to be incapable of stating what you believe. If someone asked you to state why you think you are a Christian, would you be as tongue tied? Do you consider yourself an honest person? Why are you unable to state what you believe about JFK? I suspect, given enough time, you will get to the point where you will tell us you are on meds to deal with psychotic episodes. Let me guess, you are living on SSDI, because you were diagnosed with some sort of disorder? I bet your doctors would approve of you obsessing about an event that is over 50 years old and there is nothing in the world to gain by spending your time stating nonsense that has been proven false and invalid. Think of me as someone trying to save you from yourself.
You are a single man in his 40's. Why do you suppose that is? It might not have anything to do with living in Arkansas or it's public schools. It might be because you are simply strange. Now you want to call me a conspiracy theory believer. I am not. The investigation you cited called for further investigation. A deeper search for truth. Remember you pretending you supported deeper searches for truth. Pretended being the operative word. Well, further truths were discovered and they disproved whatever it is you believe. You seem to be incapable of stating what you believe. If someone asked you to state why you think you are a Christian, would you be as tongue tied? Do you consider yourself an honest person? Why are you unable to state what you believe about JFK? I suspect, given enough time, you will get to the point where you will tell us you are on meds to deal with psychotic episodes. Let me guess, you are living on SSDI, because you were diagnosed with some sort of disorder? I bet your doctors would approve of you obsessing about an event that is over 50 years old and there is nothing in the world to gain by spending your time stating nonsense that has been proven false and invalid. Think of me as someone trying to save you from yourself.
J
U can scream and take cheap shots all u want but I proved my point on u being a CT.
And what's with all the cheap shots any way? I was raised better than that.
I met clinton and I don't think he was stupid. My thoughts was he was a typical lying politician.
We can move on. How bout a response to my other point, the shared views of Oswald and Kennedy
And what's with all the cheap shots any way? I was raised better than that.
I met clinton and I don't think he was stupid. My thoughts was he was a typical lying politician.
We can move on. How bout a response to my other point, the shared views of Oswald and Kennedy
No. You are sinking in quicksand and you won't pull me down with you. You have an endless list of crazy conspiracies to go to as a dodge. I'm not going to waste my time, which is infinitely more valuable than yours, debunking every single one of them. You haven't acknowledged you were wrong about the acoustic evidence, given ample proof. You are hopeless. I'm not here to help someone who doesn't admit they have a problem. You now know, as if you didn't before, that the acoustic conspiracy theory is false. You can deny it if you want. I'm not interested in any other conspiracy theories of yours. Stay single and live in denial for the remainder of your life if that is what you want.
Sinnerman you spoke horribly to jaybird and you should apologize at the very least. If you are a Christian and seeing how old you are then are you not to be an example for young people like me to follow? even if you weren't saved in the same way you should be an example to the younger generation how to speak and treat and react to others. I realize that just because your much older and experienced doesn't mean you are mature but even so people like me look to the elderly attracted to their wisdom and experience not even as a believer but in life and people like me may learn from what you said but not in a good way.
every post you make online is there forever and every word you speak believe it or not influences many many people, so think about what words you use and how they might affect others
every post you make online is there forever and every word you speak believe it or not influences many many people, so think about what words you use and how they might affect others
R
i seriously doubt any of them will ever take your invitation...i have mostly given up on trying to convince the conspiracy theorists of anything...
i have tried evidence...logic...scripture...rebuke...prayer...nothing works on conspiracy theorists...some people are just too far gone...
the only time it is really worthwhile dealing with them is when there is a chance they might lead other people astray...and even in those cases it is for the sake of the bystanders...not for the hopeless conspiracy theorists...
so my advice to you is...mark them as heretics when you see them and then shake the dust off your feet...
i have tried evidence...logic...scripture...rebuke...prayer...nothing works on conspiracy theorists...some people are just too far gone...
the only time it is really worthwhile dealing with them is when there is a chance they might lead other people astray...and even in those cases it is for the sake of the bystanders...not for the hopeless conspiracy theorists...
so my advice to you is...mark them as heretics when you see them and then shake the dust off your feet...
R
the problem with your view is that i have yet to see a conspiracy theorist actually engage in 'deep research' or handle the bible honestly...what i always end up finding is 'research' and 'bible study' that is a mile wide and an inch deep...throwing doubts and accusations and verses at a wall hoping that something will stick...hoping that a thousand jars of mild salsa will give them one jar of hot salsa...
and why do -you- think christians will be seen as terrorists? because the bible doesn't say that is what we will be called...
and why do -you- think christians will be seen as terrorists? because the bible doesn't say that is what we will be called...
There are many kinds of conspiracy theorists some don't actually do research and are really just into the hype some people like me could be seen as conspiracy theorists expect I don't blindly believe anything I hear I have do do research on it to find out for myself. I may have misspoken about us being called terrorists that isn't the right word for it I am trying to think of a word that means despised seen as evil and needs to be killed but I can't think of it. Jesus said we would be toruted and beheaded for his names sake and the antichrist will be the one to make all this happen
Your right there is a huge difference which is why I don't just read a lot of stuff I take what I read and compare it to the bible to history and to the current events of things like connecting the dots. Also the reason I said people would see us as evil is because the antichrist will convince them we are. The holocaust was a foreshadow of the events to come in our generation and I know you are not into end times events and prophecies and I doubt you believe we are in the end times at all and if I am wrong then I apologize but know this whether we believe the end is near and that the end times is today or not we must have our hearts prepared regardless because sudden destruction and sudden danger doesn't shout out it's coming and if our hearts are not prepared when this comes none of us will stand.
K
This is why there is a bad teaching going around that constantly seems to get denied exists, and that is it tells people or leads them to believe they can act and treat others however they want.
I had one on here who a few months ago said this to me, "I only have to show love to other believers, anybody else the gloves are off."
That is bad teaching because we are told to show love to everybody !!!
I had one on here who a few months ago said this to me, "I only have to show love to other believers, anybody else the gloves are off."
That is bad teaching because we are told to show love to everybody !!!
Conspiracy Theory as a Personality Disorder?
Conspiracy Theory as a Personality Disorder? | Foreign Policy Journal
Conspiracy Theory as a Personality Disorder? | Foreign Policy Journal
Paranoia and Conspiracy Theories
https://www.mentalhelp.net/blogs/paranoia-and-conspiracy-theories/
The conspiracy theories are many and weird. For example, all of us have heard about the government cover up of visits by extra terrestrial beings to planet earth. Some people claim to have seen flying saucers in the sky while yet others claim to have been kidnapped by these beings, brought to their saucer and submitted to intrusive physical examinations.
One of the more painful theories is that the murder of 18 children in the New town massacre was committed by the government to give them an excuse to take guns away from Americans. In fact, some conspiracists assert that the massacre never occurred. They insist that it was a media event created toward the same goal of taking our guns away.
The horrific 9/11/01 attacks on the World Trade Center have also been blamed on the government as a way to get us into war in Iraq. Another version of this plot is that the Israelis attacked the World Trade Center in order to blame it on the Arabs.
One last example of these theories is that the United States never did land on the moon and that the entire thing was a charade to fool the world during the Cold War.
The list of these theories can go on for some time.
What are the reasons for these beliefs in plots and why do they all involve government cover-ups?
Psychologists have been speculating for some time about this.
First, it’s important to say that conspiracies do happen. In fact, there is a kernel of truth or possibility behind all of these theories. Perhaps that is the reason why so many Americans believe in these theories. Given the national feeling of suspicion towards government at this time, it becomes understandable that there would be a tendency to believe in these conspiracies. Whether it’s the damage Richard Nixon did in our ability to trust government or Ronald Reagan’s assertion that “Government is the problem,” or a cultural aspect of American life that has always distrusted authority, we have an immediate tendency to believe that the government is up to no good.
Then, too, psychopathology is involved in the process of weaving these theories. Psychologists state that those whose personalities tend to be authoritarian are more likely to believe in conspiracies. In need of a sense of control over events, conspiracies provide them with an explanation for those events over which they cannot exert control.
It is also thought that the process of finding conspiracies behind these events is due to a strong sense of individualism. Individualists, if they feel that their independence is threatened find dark forces behind that are threatening to rob them of their freedom. That is why we hear the anti gun control people state that even having back ground checks would result in the government having lists of gun owners who could then be pursued later on, when the government want to remove those guns. In this, there is a sinister belief that the government is all powerful, all controlling and about to swoop down on all of us in order to enslave the American people. That is quite paranoid thinking.
https://www.mentalhelp.net/blogs/paranoia-and-conspiracy-theories/
The conspiracy theories are many and weird. For example, all of us have heard about the government cover up of visits by extra terrestrial beings to planet earth. Some people claim to have seen flying saucers in the sky while yet others claim to have been kidnapped by these beings, brought to their saucer and submitted to intrusive physical examinations.
One of the more painful theories is that the murder of 18 children in the New town massacre was committed by the government to give them an excuse to take guns away from Americans. In fact, some conspiracists assert that the massacre never occurred. They insist that it was a media event created toward the same goal of taking our guns away.
The horrific 9/11/01 attacks on the World Trade Center have also been blamed on the government as a way to get us into war in Iraq. Another version of this plot is that the Israelis attacked the World Trade Center in order to blame it on the Arabs.
One last example of these theories is that the United States never did land on the moon and that the entire thing was a charade to fool the world during the Cold War.
The list of these theories can go on for some time.
What are the reasons for these beliefs in plots and why do they all involve government cover-ups?
Psychologists have been speculating for some time about this.
First, it’s important to say that conspiracies do happen. In fact, there is a kernel of truth or possibility behind all of these theories. Perhaps that is the reason why so many Americans believe in these theories. Given the national feeling of suspicion towards government at this time, it becomes understandable that there would be a tendency to believe in these conspiracies. Whether it’s the damage Richard Nixon did in our ability to trust government or Ronald Reagan’s assertion that “Government is the problem,” or a cultural aspect of American life that has always distrusted authority, we have an immediate tendency to believe that the government is up to no good.
Then, too, psychopathology is involved in the process of weaving these theories. Psychologists state that those whose personalities tend to be authoritarian are more likely to believe in conspiracies. In need of a sense of control over events, conspiracies provide them with an explanation for those events over which they cannot exert control.
It is also thought that the process of finding conspiracies behind these events is due to a strong sense of individualism. Individualists, if they feel that their independence is threatened find dark forces behind that are threatening to rob them of their freedom. That is why we hear the anti gun control people state that even having back ground checks would result in the government having lists of gun owners who could then be pursued later on, when the government want to remove those guns. In this, there is a sinister belief that the government is all powerful, all controlling and about to swoop down on all of us in order to enslave the American people. That is quite paranoid thinking.