Conspiracy Theorists

[MLD Woody]

https://physicsworld.com/a/why-do-people-still-believe-in-conspiracy-theories/

Modern anti-science conspiracies differ from their 17th-century antecedents, which emerged principally from the Church. Contemporary sponsors of conspiracy theories are multiple, spread not by preachings and paintings but by the Internet, and are energized by the ability to self-select information. But then, as now, conspiracy theories are not a sign of irrationality. Instead, they spring from the attempt by non-experts to make sense of often overwhelming and contradictory information based on personal values, available evidence, whom one trusts, and experience.

 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/201904/what-makes-people-believe-in-conspiracy-theories

There's been a lot of recent work in psychology attempting to figure out why some people are particularly drawn to conspiracy theories. For example, research has found that people who believe in conspiracy theories tend to have a greater need for cognitive closure¹ (the desire to find an explanation when explanations are lacking) and to be unique.² They're more likely to have a cognitive bias called hypersensitive agency detection³ or teleologic thinking⁴ (whereby events are overattributed to hidden forces, purposes, and motives). Some research has also found that conspiracy beliefs are associated with lower levels of education³ and analytic thinking.⁵

 

^{https://time.com/4965093/conspiracy-theories-beliefs/}

Certainly, not all disgruntled members of the out-party believe or traffic in the prevailing conspiracy tales. A lot also depends on demographics, with belief in the theories generally inversely related to education and wealth. One survey showed that about 42% of people without a high school education believe in at least one conspiracy theory, compared to 23% of people with a post-graduate degree. A 2017 study found a household income average of $47,193 among people who were inclined to believe in conspiracy theories and $63,824 among those who weren’t.

 

“In this case, conspiracy theories can be like emotional poultices,” says Joseph Parent, a professor of political science at Notre Dame University and Uscinski’s co-author. “You don’t want to blame yourself for things you may lack, so you blame anonymous forces instead.”

Just as important in fostering conspiracies is a desire to be special or different — and that’s a need that cuts across demographic lines. In a study published in May 2017 in the European Journal of Social Psychology, provocatively titled “Too Special to Be Duped,” subjects either took a survey designed to measure their desire for uniqueness or wrote an essay on the importance of independent thought. By significant margins, those who tested high on the need to be special or were primed to feel that way by writing the essay were also more inclined to believe in various conspiracy theories.

[Westside Steve]

Mostly when confronted with a conspiracy theories of every stripe I honestly Wonder to whose benefit any of these actually are? I have no doubt that there are actually conspiracies going on in the world but I couldn't stake my life on which ones are real and which are just bullshit figments of the people's imagination.

I guess I might personally take a larger interest in them if these conspiracies in some way impacted my day-to-day life well-being and happiness. 

Otherwise they seem little more than sociological vandalism. But I guess it does make us feel important, and I mean all of us, to think we are privy to some kind of Insider information about global malfeasance.

As far as worldwide conspiracies keep in mind that we can't get 10 guys on a professional football political forum to agree on anything, let alone put together a plan for ruling the world.

WSS

[calfoxwc]

"conspiracy theory" is just another liberal attempt at a slap down towards the truth about things.

Now, there are crazy, stupid conspiracy theories, sure. A true conspiracy theory has zero substance behind it,

and various invalid motivations behind it - some of those being basically political, emotional, ornithological, or

a result of ignorance and lack of understanding yielding to the desire of getting negative attention.

    The left equates "obaMao is a socialist" with "this guy says he lived in a town where all the people there looked like people, except they turned into alien lizard people at night" lol

  That is basically because liberals demand to control narratives, haven't lived much of life to have accrued wisdom, and in the case of you know who, only have three toes and molt. The truth about anything doesn't matter- all what matters is how they feel about themselves. Which, ranges from napoleonic to demonic.

The woodpecker sasses like the devil, so I just thought to throw that in there. LOL

[tiamat63]

For the most part the bulk of these "theories" are for those who can't accept the word is a chaotic and random place where fucked up shit tends to happen en mass when you take 7 billion people into account.      They require there to be some type of higher purpose or string between events because it's difficult, and perhaps a bit scary, to think that perhaps there really is no real order to things.           I mean, Jews secretly running central banks and globalist agendas? Have any of these guys even met a group of Jews?  MF's can't even agree on what to order for lunch.

[MLD Woody]

3 minutes ago, tiamat63 said:

For the most part the bulk of these "theories" are for those who can't accept the word is a chaotic and random place where fucked up shit tends to happen en mass when you take 7 billion people into account.      They require there to be some type of higher purpose or string between events because it's difficult, and perhaps a bit scary, to think that perhaps there really is no real order to things.           I mean, Jews secretly running central banks and globalist agendas? Have any of these guys even met a group of Jews?  MF's can't even agree on what to order for lunch.

 

It is almost like a modern-day religion. Trying to create reason/order in something where you don't understand fully (where does the Sun go at night... must be the sun god going to sleep)

 

Also interesting to see which posters on here are defending or straight up joining in on the conspiracy theories...

[calfoxwc]

1 hour ago, tiamat63 said:

For the most part the bulk of these "theories" are for those who can't accept the word is a chaotic and random place where fucked up shit tends to happen en mass when you take 7 billion people into account.      They require there to be some type of higher purpose or string between events because it's difficult, and perhaps a bit scary, to think that perhaps there really is no real order to things.           I mean, Jews secretly running central banks and globalist agendas? Have any of these guys even met a group of Jews?  MF's can't even agree on what to order for lunch.

okay, I have to give this two -

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[DieHardBrownsFan]

[hammertime]

1 hour ago, DieHardBrownsFan said:

Your as demented it seems as your new boyfriend.

How long before this charade ends?

[Gorka]

From Woody's original post:

But then, as now, conspiracy theories are not a sign of irrationality. Instead, they spring from the attempt by non-experts to make sense of often overwhelming and contradictory information based on personal values, available evidence, whom one trusts, and experience.

There's been a lot of recent work in psychology attempting to figure out why some people are particularly drawn to conspiracy theories. For example, research has found that people who believe in conspiracy theories tend to have a greater need for cognitive closure¹ Some research has also found that conspiracy beliefs are associated with lower levels of education³ and analytic thinking.⁵

 

This guy doesn't fit either description of a conspiracy theorist...

So is this guy a conspiracy theorist?  He seems to connect all the dots. Some of what he said may have been posted over on JABF's thread ...such as Dr. Fauci's history  with big Pharma.

His knowledge of how COVID patients are being categorized is eye opening.

 

 

[calfoxwc]

2 hours ago, Gorka said:

From Woody's original post:

But then, as now, conspiracy theories are not a sign of irrationality. Instead, they spring from the attempt by non-experts to make sense of often overwhelming and contradictory information based on personal values, available evidence, whom one trusts, and experience.

There's been a lot of recent work in psychology attempting to figure out why some people are particularly drawn to conspiracy theories. For example, research has found that people who believe in conspiracy theories tend to have a greater need for cognitive closure¹ Some research has also found that conspiracy beliefs are associated with lower levels of education³ and analytic thinking.⁵

 

This guy doesn't fit either description of a conspiracy theorist...

So is this guy a conspiracy theorist?  He seems to connect all the dots. Some of what he said may have been posted over on JABF's thread ...such as Dr. Fauci's history  with big Pharma.

His knowledge of how COVID patients are being categorized is eye opening.

 

 

Gorka, this needs to be it's own thread. THANKS for posting this. Fire Fauci absolutely ! We take extra vitamin D and C over the winter - found out other friends have been, too. - Dr.s' advice

[DieHardBrownsFan]

2 minutes ago, calfoxwc said:

Gorka, this needs to be it's own thread. THANKS for posting this. Fire Fauci absolutely ! We take extra vitamin D and C over the winter - found out other friends have been, too. - Dr.s' advice

Thats about as nuts of a post I have ever seen.  Fire the guy who knows what he is talking about.  Even the fat ass orange man knows that.

[calfoxwc]

so, you crave negative attention like woodpecker. too bad - it just adds to the bs on important subjects.

yeah, don't listen to the PHD from MIT.

 

[MLD Woody]

8 minutes ago, calfoxwc said:

Gorka, this needs to be it's own thread. THANKS for posting this. Fire Fauci absolutely ! We take extra vitamin D and C over the winter - found out other friends have been, too. - Dr.s' advice

Yes, fire anyone that ever says anything Trump doesn't like. Genius 

[MLD Woody]

 

[calfoxwc]

 

[calfoxwc]

 

[MLD Woody]

awe... you're spamming my thread with your little right wing videos

 

that'll show me

[Axe]

4 minutes ago, MLD Woody said:

that'll show me

Nah, you're too stoopid Sonny..

[MLD Woody]

6 minutes ago, Axe said:

Nah, you're too stoopid Sonny..

and what exactly do you do?

 

don't you have a conspiracy theory to get suckered into somewhere? Vaccines cause autism you know

[Axe]

4 minutes ago, MLD Woody said:

and what exactly do you do?

 

don't you have a conspiracy theory to get suckered into somewhere? Vaccines cause autism you know

Woody, You are the only one that sees yourself as YOU do.

The rest of us view you as a young arrogant stoopid "fuck"..  to use terminology you may or probably wont understand..

 

 

[MLD Woody]

2 minutes ago, Axe said:

Woody, You are the only one that sees yourself as YOU do.

The rest of us view you as a young arrogant stoopid "fuck"..  to use terminology you may or probably wont understand..

 

 

and that's what I expected. thanks

 

good night

[OldBrownsFan]

Why did Fauci CHEER when hydroxychloroquine was used in 2013 for MERS, but is now skeptical for coronavirus?

https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-04-12-fauci-cheered-hydroxychloroquine-for-mers-2013.html

[OldBrownsFan]

Common sense commentary regarding the coronavirus hysteria being stoked by the left and their useful idiots in the mainstream media

https://powderedwigsociety.com/covid-hysteria/

[Gorka]

Holy Mother of Mercy!

At 9:30 of that video above the Dr. talks about giving high dosages of vitamin C to treat Corona.

So I found this on YOUTUBE:

A Chinese doctor in Shanghai discussing the administering of vitamin C in high dosages.

To avoid having to struggle through that video. In summary:

 A group of doctors headed up by the renowned Dr. Mao, trials were performed on patients in Shanghai on all age groups and the recovery rate was 3 to 5 days sooner.

A patient most seriously affected fully recovered.

Well guess what, NY City hospitals are going with  Vitamin C now.

https://www.intelligentliving.co/vitamin-c-covid-19-treatment-ny-hospitals/

Vitamin C news from Arizona:

https://www.azfamily.com/news/continuing_coverage/coronavirus_coverage/arizona-doctor-believes-vitamin-c-could-be-game-changer-in-covid-19-treatment/article_58afb242-6f02-11ea-8179-6f72be35b5ae.html

 

 

[The Cysko Kid]

8 hours ago, Axe said:

Woody, You are the only one that sees yourself as YOU do.

The rest of us view you as a young arrogant stoopid "fuck"..  to use terminology you may or probably wont understand..

 

 

I don't. Although I occasionally disagree with him over political leanings I respect Woody's intelligence far more than other regular posters here. 

[Gorka]

Conspiracy theories proven to be true is just another conspiracy theory!

https://www.businessinsider.com/5-conspiracy-theories-that-turned-out-to-be-true-2015-6

https://www.criminaljusticedegreehub.com/conspiracy-theories/

https://www.readersdigest.com.au/true-stories-lifestyle/12-crazy-conspiracy-theories-actually-turned-out-be-true

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12297024

https://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/7-conspiracy-theories-that-are-actually-true

[Axe]

2 hours ago, Gorka said:

Holy Mother of Mercy!

At 9:30 of that video above the Dr. talks about giving high dosages of vitamin C to treat Corona.

So I found this on YOUTUBE:

A Chinese doctor in Shanghai discussing the administering of vitamin C in high dosages.

To avoid having to struggle through that video. In summary:

 A group of doctors headed up by the renowned Dr. Mao, trials were performed on patients in Shanghai on all age groups and the recovery rate was 3 to 5 days sooner.

A patient most seriously affected fully recovered.

Well guess what, NY City hospitals are going with  Vitamin C now.

https://www.intelligentliving.co/vitamin-c-covid-19-treatment-ny-hospitals/

Vitamin C news from Arizona:

https://www.azfamily.com/news/continuing_coverage/coronavirus_coverage/arizona-doctor-believes-vitamin-c-could-be-game-changer-in-covid-19-treatment/article_58afb242-6f02-11ea-8179-6f72be35b5ae.htm

I'm a huge proponent of Vitamin C.. Not just for the Covid thing.

I take about 3000mg a day, sometimes more.. I was a skeptic a few yrs ago. Not any more.

[calfoxwc]

24 minutes ago, Axe said:

I'm a huge proponent of Vitamin C.. Not just for the Covid thing.

I take about 3000mg a day, sometimes more.. I was a skeptic a few yrs ago. Not any more.

We take two vitamin d's, one vitamin C (two on cloudy days, lol), and one garlic pill a day...I try to use raw honey for a lot of things - except it doesn't work well with my tall mug of green tea.

[MLD Woody]

4 hours ago, The Cysko Kid said:

I don't. Although I occasionally disagree with him over political leanings I respect Woody's intelligence far more than other regular posters here. 

I appreciate that Cysko. 

You too. We disagree on stuff but I know I'd at least be having a back and forth 

[MLD Woody]

Also, @Axe, I see you deleted your last post in our exchange. I'm going to hope that's because you realized condescending and illegitimate it was ...