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Raine

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52. Not all conspiracies are theories, some are real. A person just has have a healthy sense of

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Tue Mar 29, 2022, 04:37 AM

Mar 2022

skepticism and reasoning to determine what's real and what isn't. 🤔

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Why do people believe conspiracy theories? [View all] Dirty Socialist Mar 2022 OP

The dopamine they get from feeling special because they're "in the know". Lucky Luciano Mar 2022 #1

Agree Johnny2X2X Mar 2022 #21

Powerless People BlueIdaho Mar 2022 #29

People DON't believe conspiracy theories... Lucid Dreamer Mar 2022 #2

Lol nt Tickle Mar 2022 #4

Because they are simpler than reality iemanja Mar 2022 #3

Conspiracy theories are Tickle Mar 2022 #5

Is this about WWE, or the Oscars? old as dirt Mar 2022 #6

Because they might be true. edbermac Mar 2022 #7

Exactly. Was there a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election? Midnight Writer Mar 2022 #25

There is a difference between a conspiracy and a conspiracy theory. fightforfreedom Mar 2022 #30

That thing you're calling a conspiracy theory is really just a suspicion of a conspiracy. Iggo Mar 2022 #44

Because there are actual conspiracies out there. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 2022 #8

Yes. A big discernment tool is to ask how many people are needed to make a CT work Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #12

+1 ProfessorGAC Mar 2022 #18

Hah! RobinA Mar 2022 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #17

Same reason people believe in religions. betsuni Mar 2022 #9

Also it's way to direct blame away from self. "I woulda been a success if Trump got a second term" Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #10

"No wait, 'some people say' if maybe the system was not rigged against me, I would've won the betsuni Mar 2022 #14

Conspiracies are ubiquitous. Edim Mar 2022 #11

because they were raised to believe in nonsense scarytomcat Mar 2022 #13

Also, propaganda works, gab13by13 Mar 2022 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #16

There's a big difference between lowercase conspiracy and Grand Conspiracy Silent3 Mar 2022 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #23

It's the rest of us who've had enough. The people eating this shit up don't want to turn it off. Silent3 Mar 2022 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #36

Is the Big lie a grand conspiracy? How about restriction of voting rights? wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #40

It's one of the few that's real and not nuts, but it's also pretty much out in the open Silent3 Mar 2022 #41

Of course much of their hamhanded tactics are evident to most sentient beings, wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #48

The conclusions of forced sense from a chaotic world Torchlight Mar 2022 #19

Why should existence have a purpose? No need, as you imply, to grasp for one wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #49

Because real conspiracies have been how mankind has operated forever. wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #22

We're implicitly talking about the cuckoo-bananas conspiracies. Lucky Luciano Mar 2022 #24

When a big event takes place, some people believe something big must be behind it. fightforfreedom Mar 2022 #26

Many people want simple answers to complex questions. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #27

Or they want complex answers to simple questions. Kaleva Mar 2022 #32

Fair point! Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #33

Well in the RFK assassination there were more bullets fired than Sirhan's gun wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #39

Other acoustic experts can only identify 7 or 8 shots fired Kaleva Mar 2022 #42

When you count the bullets removed from Senator Kennedy, the bystanders and wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #47

Despite decades of investigations, conducted by numerous prople Kaleva Mar 2022 #50

LOL. Many people have gone to court and their motions have been denied. wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #53

Too broad - there are conspiracies. David__77 Mar 2022 #28

Confirmation bias Kaleva Mar 2022 #31

Trump and his enablers conspired to overturn the election. fightforfreedom Mar 2022 #34

+1 Kaleva Mar 2022 #43

DIY conspiracy theory play set SoonerPride Mar 2022 #38

Makes them feel important and that they have special insight BannonsLiver Mar 2022 #45

It satisfies their pre-formed view of the world WarGamer Mar 2022 #46

But then there are the fake conspiracies mocking things like Q or woo alphafemale Mar 2022 #51

Not all conspiracies are theories, some are real. A person just has have a healthy sense of Raine Mar 2022 #52

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