Extraterrestrials are being hidden by our governments - Why are conspiracy theories so popular?
According to some psychologists, a person who believes in one conspiracy theory tends to believe in others; a person who does not believe in one conspiracy theory tends not to believe another. Conspiratorial accounts can be emotionally satisfying when they place events in a readily-understandable, moral context. The subscriber to the theory is able to assign moral responsibility for an emotionally troubling event or situation to a clearly-conceived group of individuals. Crucially, that group does not include the believer. The believer may then feel excused of any moral or political responsibility for remedying whatever institutional or societal flaw might be the actual source of the dissonance. What are your thoughts about the issue?
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The extra terrestrials are now being hidden in plain view.
Waht do you think G Dubya and his family is/are?
I enjoy reading conspiracy theories I find most of them entertaining and some even slightly believable such as the Kennedy assassination plot and weather control.
Alex Jones has taken conspiracy theories to a higher level with his Illuminati New World Order scare which he backs up with today’s latest headlines but I draw the line when radio hosts such as the Freeman Perspective state that Obama is a clone of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaton.
@Staalesen – You mean the extraterrestrials are disguised as lizards? Geez, now we are really doomed… Just kidding.
I think it has something to do with people who are the right combination of willing to believe, willing to challenge the status quo, and a good amount of being dissatisfied with their perception of the world to ‘create’ or follow these stories.
Because our government lies to us frequently and to our face.
There have been studies that demonstrate that the human brain naturally seeks patterns in randomness, and is subject to frequent “false positives” in that pattern-seeking. That makes sense from an evolutionary point of view: the ability to distinguish the pattern that the brain recognizes as a lion amidst the randomness of the savannah would have been a selective advantage. It still serves us well, but it can also cause us to believe we see patterns where only random occurence exists.
I’m right here, not hiding from anyone.
I think they satisfy a craving for answers and an all-too-human appetite for scapegoating.
Speaking as a resident of the rabbit hole. It is very easy to believe all if you believe one. But, this blaming the victim bullshit is a very convenient way to marginalize people who have sunk their teeth into a deeper truth. Besides, non-conspiracy believers equally excuse themselves because it’s “God’s will” or “they hate our freedom” or “we’re spreading democracy.” And hasn’t mainstream belief just as equally assigned morally responsibility for troubling events to clearly conceived groups and individuals such as al Quaeda, bin Laden, Oswald, and Thermal Expansion?
Also, there’s a direct correlation, I think, between the pervasiveness of conspiracy theories and the rise of the internet. Thought and opinion are no longer pasteurized and homogenized by religion and the mass media.
For your entertainment, here’s a fresh, all-time Top 10 list of conspiracy theories from a poll of one of the internet-based epicenters of conspiracy research and discussion:
10. Shadow U.S. government
9. Control of hearts and minds through organized religion
8. Suppression of alternative and free energy sources
7. Suppression of information about events to unfold in 2012
6. Cover up of alien technologies and Area 51
5. Controlled, intentional collapse of the economy
4. JFK
3. 9/11
2. Cover up of E.T.‘s and UFOs
1. New World Order/One World Government
I think the UFOS do have a rational explanation in that there are many top secret operations that were conducted and have been conducted in the past by the military. The Stealth Bomber is a perfect example. If you lived in the desert and you saw that thing flying low, anyone would be like, “WTF?”
@SeventhSense I fully agree. Every UFO had a terrestrial origin. The worst is when you see the television documentaries where they interview third world country “witnesses”. How would they know if a high tech object is from earth or anywhere else?
What I find weird is the prevalcence of UFO, ghost and other paranormal show on the History channel. Did we run out of history?
Perhaps it is now historical fact in re Area 51 and Roswell.
@harp That was a sensational answer. I’ve said the same thing on a number of occasion, but never as clearly and succinctly as you just did.
I don’t disagree with the science, but if you believe in Santa Claus, then it is reasonable to believe in the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. The night you wake up and see Daddy eating the cookies and milk, what do you suppose follows?
@Harp – That’s one of the best explanations I’ve ever heard. Wonderful. Thanks!
@kevbo – Thanks for sharing that list.
I think the basis of UFO, ghost, and other paranormal sightings is because people BELIEVE they will see these things (and maybe even WANT to).
@Mr_M
What about the government perhaps staging blinding light drive bys and drugging people to further add to the obfuscation and discredit validity of their tests and locations. That’s where it might get confusing. Like LSD which was initially tested by the miltary. Some truth is far stranger than fiction
People have a lot of free time, and not the right amount of lithium.
@kevbo – Thanks for sharing the link. I’ve also got high hopes for the dilithium chamber solving our energy troubles ;-)
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