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Originally Posted by Cowperson
Conspiracy theorists are, with great irony, among the most gullible and easily-led-by-the-nose people in our world.
They are, in fact, the real "Sheeple."
Which is why I've generally stopped wasting time I'll never reclaim arguing with conspiracy theorists, who will never be satisfied once on their pet topics, and instead turned to the far more interesting and fruitful area of why they are what they are.
A week ago in the Washington Post was this column, talking about the never-can-die Birther issue. "Who Becomes A Birther . . . ." could be extended to any topic, including Bin Laden death doubters.
http://mobile.washingtonpost.com/rss....mobile&cid=-1
As before, about one-third to 40% of the population probably falls into the "conspiracy theorist" category - less than a majority thankfully - and if they believe in one theory, they will likely believe in many others, although "all" is too absolute.
Cowperson |
That describes one of my best friends to a tee. He's always been gullible, ready to believe anything, which is usually a conspiracy angle to anything.
He even once started getting into scientology, thankfully me and a few other friends showed him the light thanks to some handy websites and of course south park
Demon Haunted world should be a mandatory book for young people to read in school, between ages of 13-16. I find some of the most passionate conspiracy theory people are often the younger crowd, ages 18-25. Although my friend is nearing his 40's now, he's a lot less into it then he was when we were in our early 20's.