Conspiracy of the day

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  • yuekit0

    Although it's from a decade ago this scene works strangely well as a commentary on today's conspiracy theorists running around accusing random people and scientists of being behind a coverup..."The League of Morons"

    • Leave Chimp alone!palimpsest
    • What about Epstein? Was that whole thing not a massive cover up and conspiracy?Chimp
    • I'm not saying conspiracies don't exist at all just that people are usually absolutely terrible at figuring them out.yuekit
    • Also wasn't aimed at anyone here, the worst I've seen are on Twitter and other social media sitesyuekit
    • Here’s a good one, do you think they make up stupid conspiracies to discredit the real ones?Chimp
    • It’s a good way to shut down a conversation.Chimp
    • But yeah, there are a lot of conspiracy nutters out there too.Chimp
    • If you're into conspiracies why would you shut down ones you consider stupid? It's not a cult, is it?palimpsest
    • All conspiracies are equally valid.palimpsest
    • What if "smart" conspiracies are there to shut down "stupid" ones which are the real valid conspiracies?
      Have you thought about that?
      palimpsest
    • This one for a start: https://www.youtube.…Chimp
    • On what side does that one land?palimpsest
    • I don't think conspiracy theories exist for any particular reason, it's just the same psychology that led primitive humans to sacrifice a goat or somethingyuekit
    • to make it rain. People have always been superstitious and drawn false connections between things.yuekit

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