by metatron 38 Replies latest jw friends
http://www.buzzfeed.com/katieheaney/which-conspiracy-theory-should-you-believe-in
It's a quiz to help you pick a conspiracy theory that fits you. I ended up with "Moon landing was faked" which doesn't exactly apply.
The moon landings were real, the photos were probably faked.
Oh, well
metatron
This is what I got:
You got: A UFO Crashed In Roswell In 1947
Not sure what it means... but ok.
I got Elvis is still alive; and he looks like bill clinton
Haha, here is my result
You got: The Government Is Run By Reptilians
Half the questions I had no experience with, though the personality description fairly fits.
i do love Blade Runner.....
Love Blade Runner. As to conspiracy theories, I don't belive any of them. Moreover, I believe those who seek out conspiracy theories are arrogant, egotistical and delusional. They are similar to some on this site who have 'special knowledge' of god/jesus which no one else has. I work with 2 such nuts, both of whom are engineers and should know better.
Richard Clarke, former chief counter terrorism advisor, in his book "Against All Enemies - Inside America's War on Terrorism" addresses the various consipacy theories associated with 9/11 and in general by stating something I have said for dacades. Men simply aren't that bright. They can't create such theories and no one can keep a secret.
Think about Bush, Rumsfield and Cheney. Really? Mo, Larry and Curley could have done it better. I have worked closely with middle and high ranking government offiicials for many years, from a variety of law enforcement, military, security, homeland security, etc. organizations and this is what I have noticed. Almost all of them are capable and care deeply about America, the world and doing the right thing. They are often placed in positions of oversight or decision making above their abilities and competencies, and they try to make the best decision possible. Or they simply make decisions, in the moment, that are 'right' and 'correct' for that moment. Monday morning arm chair quarterbacking serves no purpose. Are they sometimes influenced by political and other pressures? Of course. They are human.
None of them have the smarts - and in my experience the inclination - to think of, nurture and protect conspiracies, especially to the degree the conspiracy theorists believe.
Every conspiracy theory has been de-constructed by experts, line item by line item. But the theorists still believe. Identical to theists.
its just a silly little fun link, and be careful DJS, conspiracies do happen and ruling out any information off hand is dangerous....
May be regrettable saying this, but conspiracies do happen.... it is difficult to filter the good info out, bit there is good data in them.
Do I believe that they had live, from the moon, video footage back in 69........nope.
Do I belive those moon photos were NOT heavily edited and doctored for propoganda.....nope.
Do I believe americans have played golf on the cheese rock....yes.
Snare,
Yes. But considering the number of people who have already read this, the idea of conspiracy theories in general needs to be addressed rationally. Over 240 people have read this OP to this point with only 7 posts to it, which makes it of interest to a lot of people). Lots of nefarious things are done, but light is typically quickly shed on those, at least in the democratic countries. The theories to which I am referring are those identified in the link and the most common: JFK, Roswell, 9/11, etc.
The life cycle of a typical conspiracy theory is well known: how it comes to life and how life is breathed into it. Bush, Cheney and Rumsfield orchestrated and manipulated the U.S. into Iraq, completely without warrant. I don't view that as conspiracy, simply ego and mismanagement, which is why one of the best government servants of the past 50 years - Colin Powell -left the Bush administration and government service. True conspiracy theories vs. the need for secrecy vs. complete mismanagement (and the subsequent coverup). They are very different things.
i agree totally :) x
I got the Roswell incident too. I suspect that's the default for people who tend not to believe in conspiracy theories.
