Contradictory Conspiracy theories don't bother the believers...

Yeah, this explains a lot. Reading this article reminded me of about a half dozen people in this forum.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...iracy-theories

Here is a fun passage:
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"For example, while it has been known for some time that people who believe in one conspiracy theory are also likely to believe in other conspiracy theories, we would expect contradictory conspiracy theories to be negatively correlated. Yet, this is not what psychologists Micheal Wood, Karen Douglas and Robbie Suton found in a recent study. Instead, the research team, based at the University of Kent in England, found that many participants believed in contradictory conspiracy theories. For example, the conspiracy-belief that Osama Bin Laden is still alive was positively correlated with the conspiracy-belief that he was already dead before the military raid took place. This makes little sense, logically: Bin Laden cannot be both dead and alive at the same time. An important conclusion that the authors draw from their analysis is that people don't tend to believe in a conspiracy theory because of the specifics, but rather because of higher-order beliefs that support conspiracy-like thinking more generally. A popular example of such higher-order beliefs is a severe “distrust of authority.” The authors go on to suggest that conspiracism is therefore not just about belief in an individual theory, but rather an ideological lens through which we view the world."
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This article should be required reading to SEE3772 and CuteOldGuy.

I still want to know what their favorite brand of adult diaper is.

Just laying the groundwork to declare dissent a mental disorder. By the way, who's going with me?

http://www.conspiracycon.com/index-1.html

Conspiracy has gone commercial! LOL!

constant, rabid, foaming at the mouth dissent is a mental disorder. You don't have to take another step youre there

Freedom is a mental disorder? Welcome to the United Soviet States of Amerika.

Freedom is a mental disorder? Welcome to the United Soviet States of Amerika. Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

the topic has nothing to do with it, its the delivery thats scary

http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...819280,00.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001...stan.terrorism

http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/as...rraf.binladen/

http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/as...rzai.binladen/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2135473.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5374160.stm

http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...819280,00.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001...stan.terrorism

http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/as...rraf.binladen/

http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/as...rzai.binladen/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2135473.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5374160.stm Originally Posted by SEE3772

What - if anything - do your links have to do with conspiracy theories? Or my link?

They all involve newpaper misreports and/or speculation about the death and/or health of Osama bin Laden. They all date from 2005-2009. All were published BEFORE Bin Laden was killed.

Those aren't conspiracy theories. They also aren't contradictory conspiracy theories.

Heh! But, those links are an "ideological lens through which we view the world," no matter that they are speculative or misrepresentative - that would take some effort to think through.

Here is a nice summary of what keeps Alex Jones running - MONEY.

http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/page/4/

Key quote
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[T]he economics explain Jones’ “crazy” behavior: He doesn’t care what you think about him — he only cares about his P1′s [hardcore radio listeners] and people who might become P1′s one day, so the incentive is always to bring some new salacious conspiracy to keep his core fans hooked. This is why every disaster is a “false flag” attack and why every item in the New York Times could be new evidence of the globalists’ nefarious plot.

This is typical of conspiracy entrepreneurs, said [historian Robert] Goldberg. “Once they’ve panned for gold in one conspiracy theory and then that one runs out, they move to another one, then they try to connect them, or you feed new details and new suppositions to keep up interest and excitement,” he told Salon. It’s not that they don’t believe what they’re preaching — Goldberg said most conspiracy entrepreneurs he’s interviewed seem like genuine believers — but this a place where the psychology and economics line up. To maintain belief, theorists have to constantly expand the number of conspirators as people debunk their theories, and that happens to also be good for the bottom line. Thus you end up with Jones’ vision of a massive worldwide conspiracy involving almost every powerful person in the world, the media, the scientific establishment and even Justin Bieber.
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Alex Jones is a degenerate liar who doesn't care about the harm he causes, so long as he can make money from it.

There is a huge temptation to call him stupid because of all the conspiracy theories he promulgates. But I don't think he is actually stupid because I don't think he believes the conspiracy theories he spreads. Rather, it is the people who follow him that are the stupid ones.

LOL! I think it is true that Alex Jones is a clown, but do you know that there are some who believe he is a CIA "plant" designed to discredit the true conspiracy theorists?

Try that one on for size.

conspiracy theory: Republicans that voted for Oshitfuck are the conspiracy conspirators.

http://www.conspiracycon.com/index-1.html

Conspiracy has gone commercial! LOL! Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

I bet people will go to that dressed up like their favorite conspiracy characters...

people don't tend to believe in a conspiracy theory because of the specifics, but rather because of higher-order beliefs that support conspiracy-like thinking more generally. A popular example of such higher-order beliefs is a severe “distrust of authority.” The authors go on to suggest that conspiracism is therefore not just about belief in an individual theory, but rather an ideological lens through which we view the world."
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. Originally Posted by ExNYer

LOL! I think it is true that Alex Jones is a clown, but do you know that there are some who believe he is a CIA "plant" designed to discredit the true conspiracy theorists?

Try that one on for size. Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy