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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I get what the above poster is saying about conspiracy theorists and religion. And its absolutely valid.
However I think its tough to be that simple. From a pure I think psychological standpoint. People are drawn into the whole rabbit hole of conspiracy theories because it makes them feel like they have control through knowledge, that they are protected by that knowledge, and that it allows them to explain frightening events in the most simplified terms.
For a long time the biggest conspiracy theory wasn't the "faked" moon landing, or the Jewish Conspiracy to control the world, or even JFK assasination. But 9/11.
Loose Change or whatever it was, which is a fantastic piece of evolving conspiracy film work captured peoples imagination because it allowed them to explain away the 9/11 attacks, not for what they were but for what they could be, and if you have the "knowledge of what happened" you're aware and the next time you'll probably be better protected from it. But it leads to amazing leaps of logic when you talk to or debate people.
Its not that you can prove yourself right when you're talking to a conspiracy theorist, it has to be that you have to prove them wrong, and the people making money on this stuff have created a relentless and endless string of troll logic that these conspiracy theorists can use to protect themselves and their theory.
The pentagon thing is fascinating because you can debate someone all day and they just keep rolling out "facts"
A plane hit the pentagon.
Nope it was a cruise missile flown remotely by the government
But there were witnesses to the plane banking over the highway.
Nope this shadow on this frame is covering a long range antennae
But it crashed into the building right here.
That hole is to small to be caused by a large jet.
The wings snapped off and the engines, see this debris in these pictures, that's a jet turbine from that type of plane and that's a wing strut.
It was planted by the government
And on and on and on.
While Religion can certainly be a protective measure for people, and a way to easily explain the universe around them, and to certainly make them feel more powerful. It doesn't compare to a lot of the mental logic turns for conspiracy theorists.
The sad thing is that conspiracy theorists are incredibly vulnerable. You look at the sheer number of insane books and videos that people put out and conventions and meetings and websites with merchandise stores. Its crazy the amount of money that's being made off of people that possibly have real significant mental issues and phobias.
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the thing you have to take into account is that religion without any central authority is just as wacked out as conspiricy theories, we tend to compare Qanon to the Catholic Church, which isnt fair to either frankly, Qanon should be compared to the Westbro Baptist Church or some back country snake handling pentacostal faith.
That said if Qanon had a band as good as this lot I might be tempted