what are some conspiracy theories that you believe in?

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SSSnail

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Scarlett Johansson, Sasha Gray AND Kate Upton are planning a 4-some with me.
 

IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
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Flight 93 was shot down by the US Air Force. The "Let's roll" story was made of whole cloth. Cell phones circa 2001 maintaining connection from a moving airliner makes no sense.
 

Scotteq

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Lasagne is a conspiracy by all peoples of Italian decent to make the world fat.
 

nanette1985

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As a diabetic, I believe quite a few of the diabetes conspiracy theories yhat are out there - like that treating diabetes is far more profitable than curing it could possibly be. Also how the government promulgated false information about diabetes after the Civil War to keep newly freed slaves sluggish, which is why so few people know that it’s really caused by sleeping on your back.
 

amdhunter

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That the Jews landed on the moon to take down the WTC during the holocaust, while Bush took down the Pentagon with a missile because Osama Bin Laden was secretly in Flight 93 where all the civilians from that flight are being kept in Area 51 so the Conservatives could all make money on oil from Iraq.
 

ultimatebob

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I believe that Cold Fusion has already been invented, but the prototype is sitting in the subbasement of some oil... er... "energy" company HQ, just waiting to be released once oil supplies are almost depleted.
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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Jun 19, 2004
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I believe that Cold Fusion has already been invented, but the prototype is sitting in the subbasement of some oil... er... "energy" company HQ, just waiting to be released once oil supplies are almost depleted.

I'd like to believe in that conspiracy but, I can't. No matter how much you compartmentalize the steps leading up to it, there would have to be at least a dozen people who would have hands on knowledge of the complete technology. Scientists aren't dumb, they know that cold fusion is a world changer. It is essentially free energy (yes, yes, I know). It would change economies overnight. It would be as drastic a change as the sudden appearance of aliens around the globe. No one could keep it quiet.
 

lxskllr

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i believe in all of them, and none of them. I skeptical of everything people say, and don't rule anything out until it's been absolutely proven false. Most conspiracies are old, and I'm only interested in them for the sake of recording proper history. I'm more concerned about crap going on today, and how it affects my tomorrow.
 

Sureshot324

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The only one I really believe in is that the twin towers were brought down in a controlled demolition. I don't even necessarily think it was even a plot to gain support for the Iraq war. It might have just been insurance fraud.
 

shortylickens

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Jul 15, 2003
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Obama wants the illegals to take over so he can subjugate the country easier. Small group of citizens with voting rights and a huge indentured servant population with the rights of slaves.
 

tcG

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Jul 31, 2006
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:rolleyes:

You're talking out of both side of your mouth, a common tactic by conspiracy theorist. The world only works ONE way. People who try to discredit widely accepted versions of events live in a dark fantasy world where evil rules the masses trough lies and deceit. Ill have none of it and I regard conspiracy theory believers as fools.

I'm having trouble find any actual content in this post...
 

Sureshot324

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:rolleyes:

You're talking out of both side of your mouth, a common tactic by conspiracy theorist. The world only works ONE way. People who try to discredit widely accepted versions of events live in a dark fantasy world where evil rules the masses trough lies and deceit. Ill have none of it and I regard conspiracy theory believers as fools.

I'd say enough people believe 9/11 was an inside job that you can't call the official explanation "widely accepted".
 

Markbnj

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Sep 16, 2005
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not really a theory, that was a fact. They hanged the conspirators.

I'm sorry, did you think I doubted it? :) Although, I would point out that simply hanging people does not necessarily constitute proof of what they are ostensibly being hanged for.

I even believe Mary Surat was guilty, although every few years someone tries to prove she wasn't.
 

Sureshot324

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Yes he can else there'd be an ongoing investigation.

By who, the government? Yes I'm sure exposing their own conspiracy is high on their todo list. Most of the evidence has been destroyed, so there can't be much of an investigation at this point, though Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, http://www.ae911truth.org, is pushing for a new investigation.
 
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MagnusTheBrewer

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By who, the government? Yes I'm sure exposing their own conspiracy is high on their todo list. Most of the evidence has been destroyed, so there can't be much of an investigation at this point, though Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, http://www.ae911truth.org, is pushing for a new investigation.

No matter what you'd like to believe, our government isn't a monolithic structure with a single voice. So, yes, if there were ANY reasonable evidence for a conspiracy it would have been investigated by multiple divisions of the government and, in fact it was not, because of conspiracy allegations but because that is the default approach to disasters for offices with overlapping responsibilities. I've spent a lifetime being paranoid and I'm telling you there's no conspiracy. I suggest getting a less destructive hobby like brewing beer. :D