Are conspiracy theories on the rise ?

[UM-Bot 10,724]

Conspiracy theories may have been getting a lot of press attention lately, but how many people believe in them ?

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/330720/are-conspiracy-theories-on-the-rise

[zep73 8,529]

There are far too many people who'll believe the most far fetched, logically defiant, crazy ideas imaginably, if the video is good enough!

[Tom1200 1,626]

Have I misunderstood this article? It's supposed to be about conspiracy theories, implying they are false, then it features a whole list of facts.
The only slightly dodgy one is the one about vapour trails: there's NOTHING clandestine about it. It's a massive government programme that's been running since Elvis took over running NASA in 1985. NASA now stands for Neurotoxin And Soporific Administering Agency. Actually that's NASAA, but you get the idea. 'S true - Piney told me.

[Piney 73,723]

56 minutes ago, Tom1200 said:

Have I misunderstood this article? It's supposed to be about conspiracy theories, implying they are false, then it features a whole list of facts.
The only slightly dodgy one is the one about vapour trails: there's NOTHING clandestine about it. It's a massive government programme that's been running since Elvis took over running NASA in 1985. NASA now stands for Neurotoxin And Soporific Administering Agency. Actually that's NASAA, but you get the idea. 'S true - Piney told me.

See! Your twisting the story. Bigfoot runs NASA and uses his pet Greys to make the Neurotoxins which are sprayed by the Russian Aircorp in disguised DC-10s. 

Edited September 24, 2019 by Piney
**** Atlantis

[glorybebe 9,828]

I am not a conspiracy theorist. I find people who don't want a debit card because the government will know how you spend your money really out there, the same as cell phones...you a drug dealer?  Terrorist?  Then they don't care!  BUT, there have been a few that have made me think they could be possible.  Could be, not full blown believe.

[Tom1200 1,626]

5 minutes ago, Piney said:

See! Your twisting the story. Bigfoot runs NASA and uses his pet Greys to make the Neurotoxins which are sprayed by the Russian Aircorp in disguised DC-10S. 

but... but... I thought Bigfoot was Elvis?  That's why you never see them together in the same room, like Superman and Bruce Wayne.  

[Piney 73,723]

38 minutes ago, glorybebe said:

I am not a conspiracy theorist. I find people who don't want a debit card because the government will know how you spend your money really out there, the same as cell phones...you a drug dealer?  Terrorist?  Then they don't care!  BUT, there have been a few that have made me think they could be possible.  Could be, not full blown believe.

When police switched from the NCIC to the Homeland Security database if I ran your DL on the CopTop it would tell me everything including your credit history. 

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1 hour ago, sci-nerd said:

There are far too many people who'll believe the most far fetched, logically defiant, crazy ideas imaginably, if the video is good enough!

Considering how good CGI is getting, a thinking person won't be able to simply accept video evidence soon.  The same with audible recordings.  Ironic that our technology has made us less able to discern truth from lies.

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8 minutes ago, Piney said:

When police switched from the NCIC to the Homeland Security database if I ran your DL on the CopTop it would tell me everything including your credit history. 

I got stopped for speeding a couple of days ago and the young officer ran my license and insurance.  It took him a little while but when he came back he just told me to watch my speed and as a parting word he mentioned how clean my record was so he didn't figured I was problem child (my words).  I left relieved to have dodged the ticket but slightly offended that I might have just had my first encounter with being seen as "seasoned citizen" 

[Piney 73,723]

5 minutes ago, and then said:

I got stopped for speeding a couple of days ago and the young officer ran my license and insurance.  It took him a little while but when he came back he just told me to watch my speed and as a parting word he mentioned how clean my record was so he didn't figured I was problem child (my words).  I left relieved to have dodged the ticket but slightly offended that I might have just had my first encounter with being seen as "seasoned citizen" 

It use to be cops couldn't use the NCIC unless it was part of a criminal investigation. They only ran the DMV record during a stop. 

 

[glorybebe 9,828]

3 hours ago, Piney said:

When police switched from the NCIC to the Homeland Security database if I ran your DL on the CopTop it would tell me everything including your credit history. 

I have been told, eventhough I am Canadian,  the US will have all my info.  Nowadays, not worried about 'being out there' nothing exciting to know about me, damn it!

Edited September 24, 2019 by glorybebe

[Golden Duck 13,547]

5 hours ago, and then said:

Considering how good CGI is getting, a thinking person won't be able to simply accept video evidence soon.  The same with audible recordings.  Ironic that our technology has made us less able to discern truth from lies.

Deepfake is getting better

 

[Big Jim 5,689]

The article examines belief in CTs, not the CTs themselves.  I would imagine that belief in anything would stay relatively constant over the years, as their polls show.  Belief resides in the people, not in reality.  What people believe or don't believe has no bearing on the truth.  The movie Conspiracy Theory demonstrates this well.  Mel Gibson's character is a kook who believes in a lot of CTs.  But it turns out that one of them is true.  The people behind that one think he's onto them and try to eliminate him.  I guess what I'm trying to say is that any of the CTs could be true or not, but we'll never know by judging what people believe.  

[Big Jim 5,689]

8 hours ago, and then said:

and the young officer

This is what gives you away as a seasoned citizen.  As soon as we start recognizing others as young we admit we are getting old.

[Hazzard 2,780]

Distrust in the government is natural, but from there to throw out logic and critical thinking is never a good idea.

[Scholar4Truth 3,460]

Conspiracies do happen. The question should be asked on what basis are they credible. 

[Bed of chaos 464]

Isnt a conspiracy defined as agreement/plot among conspirators (different people). Does anyone actually think something like Epstein murder wasn't a conspiracy? ..or the actions of one rogue individual?

Edited September 26, 2019 by Bed of chaos

[Scholar4Truth 3,460]

12 hours ago, Bed of chaos said:

Isnt a conspiracy defined as agreement/plot among conspirators (different people). Does anyone actually think something like Epstein murder wasn't a conspiracy? ..or the actions of one rogue individual?

There is also the Manhattan Project.

[RoofGardener 17,536]

I find it interesting that peoples beliefs in conspiracy theories has been relatively stable over the course of the last 60 years. The arrival of the internet hasn't really increased - or decreased - them. 

Personally, I find that DEEPLY suspicious ! 

Edited September 26, 2019 by RoofGardener

[Jon the frog 2,773]

Are conspiracy theories on the rise ? Nope insanity is greatly on the rise !

[Kismit 13,087]

On 9/25/2019 at 5:49 AM, sci-nerd said:

There are far too many people who'll believe the most far fetched, logically defiant, crazy ideas imaginably, if the video is good enough!

When I see people post with terms like I can just imagine such and such... or.... it looks like so and so is probably Behind everything. And I bet (or guess) it’s because of such and such, without providing any working evidence to back that assumption which then goes on to be treated as gospel by some, that is a common issue with the new conspiracy theorists.

or people link all stories to one story line without properly understanding the many different stories involved. No in-depth study of any piece of evidence, just superficial glance connections, which are treated as truth, instead of stories connected by a name. Conspiracy theories are the new seven degrees of Kevin Bacon game.Who knows, maybe good old Kev is a globalist.

[Robotic Jew 5,759]

I think they are. But only because idiocy is ALSO on the rise.

[Obviousman 1,898]

On 9/27/2019 at 4:38 AM, Scholar4Truth said:

There is also the Manhattan Project.

Hmm - if you include that we start to introduce a really grey area: national security. At what point does keeping an activity secret become a 'conspiracy'? I should state that I define a conspiracy as being something nefarious.

After all, there are numerous government / military activities that I fully support being 'black' or having knowledge of strictly limited and compartmentalised.

 

Edited October 28, 2019 by Obviousman

[Robotic Jew 5,759]

On 9/24/2019 at 9:07 PM, Golden Duck said:

Deepfake is getting better

 

Certainly. I've seen some really good ones recently....

[Scholar4Truth 3,460]

On 11/4/2019 at 12:06 PM, Robotic Jew said:

Certainly. I've seen some really good ones recently....

We all know the Queen is a shape Shifting Reptilian along with George Bush. Didn't you know that?!