Plot Device's Hidden Hatchery of Conspiracy Theorizing

Plot Device · Dec 16, 2008

I want them all. Tell me every last conspiracy theory under the sun.

UFO's.
Kennedy assassinations.
Secret societies.
New World Order plots.
Urban legends that sometimes ring true.

The works!

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William Haskins · Dec 16, 2008

here's one: coincidence and inference exist and these things, co-mingled with the human imagination, create a psychological condition in which a person, not sufficiently stimulated and motivated by observable reality, chases one (or sometimes a variety) of far-fetched theories to escape the boredom and insignificance of life.

oh... and it's run by the jews.

Yeshanu · Dec 16, 2008

It's all the fault of lesbians with elf fetishes.

I should know.

smoothseas · Dec 16, 2008

William Haskins said:
oh... and it's run by the jews.

Who control the mouth of the Med

Joe270 · Dec 16, 2008

This one goes back a ways:

There is a wide-spread rumor of an anti-union, pretty much slave labor factory which 'employed' a minority race, keeping them in isolation in a far-flung gulag in a frozen wasteland. None of them had any contact with the outside world, and were kept captive and busy all year in the factory.

The evil dictator kept track of them with a list of subversives. The evil dictator also kept animals captive, strong, special animals which he trained for his own dastardly plans.

But once that year, that evil dictator took the fruits of their labor and whipped the poor animals aloft, leaving the minority race alone. They took their chance, and bolted out into the frozen wastelands. . .

. . . where they all froze to death.

The end.

nevada · Dec 17, 2008

I'm sure you've all seen this. I may have seen this posted here before. But for conspiracy theories this takes the cake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c6HsiixFS8

I really never truly believed that people could be this stupid. I really think this goes beyond lack of education.

Don · Dec 17, 2008

nevada said:
I'm sure you've all seen this. I may have seen this posted here before. But for conspiracy theories this takes the cake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c6HsiixFS8

I really never truly believed that people could be this stupid. I really think this goes beyond lack of education.

Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner! Lock thread!

I'm speechless.

Don · Dec 17, 2008

Okay, so don't lock the thread. My favorite whacko conspiracy theory is that we never made it to the moon, because I have personal experience that refutes it.

I remember standing behind our house and pointing a directional antenna at the moon so we could listen directly to the transmissions. My brother the electronics geek built it. I saw the signal fade as the moon moved, and saw it increase when I refocused the antenna on the moon.

Theory busted. If you're going to throw disclaimers about weather balloons or orbiting satellite relay antennas, please prove your physics.

Angelinity · Dec 17, 2008

the problem with observable reality is that we see it based on expectations, which in turn are based on available facts and our interpretation of information available at the time.

seems to me that observable reality is not a constant. which is why i choose not to limit my understanding of reality to that which is readily observable and accepted.

Angelinity · Dec 17, 2008

as for conspiracy theories, i will sit back and watch this time around :popcorn:

Vincent · Dec 17, 2008

Chemtrails.

darkprincealain · Dec 17, 2008

One of my favorite urban legends has more than a few conspiracy elements. It is also completely brain-missing, but here goes nothing:

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/ghosts/hotel.asp

I first heard about chemtrails from the same person who also told me about this little paranoid theory:

http://www.libertyforlife.com/jail-police/us_concentration_camps.htm

It is all nonsense of course, but great fodder for rounds and rounds of fiction.

James81 · Dec 17, 2008

The government has devised a way to keep it's citizens from getting out of control and into bad things. There've been studies done that show when people have nothing to do with their lives, they tend to get into trouble.

Therefore, they have the medical associations put out literature telling you that you need AT LEAST 8 hours of sleep a night (when you realistically could survive and thrive on 6 hours sleep).

And they force companies toward a 40 hour work week so that you must work 8 hours a day (and realistically be there 8.5 or 9 hours due to lunch breaks).

Thereby occupying over 2/3 of your time.

Yeshanu · Dec 17, 2008

Joe270 said:
This one goes back a ways:

There is a wide-spread rumor of an anti-union, pretty much slave labor factory which 'employed' a minority race, keeping them in isolation in a far-flung gulag in a frozen wasteland. None of them had any contact with the outside world, and were kept captive and busy all year in the factory.

The evil dictator kept track of them with a list of subversives. The evil dictator also kept animals captive, strong, special animals which he trained for his own dastardly plans.

But once that year, that evil dictator took the fruits of their labor and whipped the poor animals aloft, leaving the minority race alone. They took their chance, and bolted out into the frozen wastelands. . .

. . . where they all froze to death.

The end.

But...

but...

I want my toys for Christmas.

Plot Device · Dec 17, 2008

Joe270 said:
This one goes back a ways:

There is a wide-spread rumor of an anti-union, pretty much slave labor factory which 'employed' a minority race, keeping them in isolation in a far-flung gulag in a frozen wasteland. None of them had any contact with the outside world, and were kept captive and busy all year in the factory.

The evil dictator kept track of them with a list of subversives. The evil dictator also kept animals captive, strong, special animals which he trained for his own dastardly plans.

But once that year, that evil dictator took the fruits of their labor and whipped the poor animals aloft, leaving the minority race alone. They took their chance, and bolted out into the frozen wastelands. . .

. . . where they all froze to death.

The end.

Fairy tales only SOMETIMES qualify as conspiracy theories. I'll let this one slide.

Thank you for your offering.

Plot Device · Dec 17, 2008

nevada said:
I'm sure you've all seen this. I may have seen this posted here before. But for conspiracy theories this takes the cake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c6HsiixFS8

I really never truly believed that people could be this stupid. I really think this goes beyond lack of education.

Great find!

Plot Device · Dec 17, 2008

Don said:
Okay, so don't lock the thread. My favorite whacko conspiracy theory is that we never made it to the moon, because I have personal experience that refutes it.

I remember standing behind our house and pointing a directional antenna at the moon so we could listen directly to the transmissions. My brother the electronics geek built it. I saw the signal fade as the moon moved, and saw it increase when I refocused the antenna on the moon.

Theory busted. If you're going to throw disclaimers about weather balloons or orbiting satellite relay antennas, please prove your physics.

I actually knew a girl in college who believed this. And this was when I was in college in Florida, mind you -- within line-of-sight of Cape Canaveral! We saw easilly a dozen launches of the space shuttle in our tennure at that college. Yet she STILL insisted it was all a hoax.

Plot Device · Dec 17, 2008

Angelinity said:
the problem with observable reality is that we see it based on expectations, which in turn are based on available facts and our interpretation of information available at the time.

seems to me that observable reality is not a constant. which is why i choose not to limit my understanding of reality to that which is readily observable and accepted.

Gee thanks-- now my head hurts.

Plot Device · Dec 17, 2008

beezle said:
Chemtrails.

Can you elaborate? :Huh:

William Haskins · Dec 17, 2008

http://www.nmsr.org/chemtrls.htm

Plot Device · Dec 17, 2008

darkprincealain said:
One of my favorite urban legends has more than a few conspiracy elements. It is also completely brain-missing, but here goes nothing:

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/ghosts/hotel.asp

I first heard about chemtrails from the same person who also told me about this little paranoid theory:

http://www.libertyforlife.com/jail-police/us_concentration_camps.htm

It is all nonsense of course, but great fodder for rounds and rounds of fiction.

Okay, the FIRST LINK you've provided is the plot for the movie "Vanishings." (Check!)

The SECOND LINK is yet another offering from what I like to call the "Ultimate Dagwood Sandwich" of conspiarcy theories: a spicey conglomeration of 9/11-was-an-inside-job, FEMA Camps, white railroad cars, FEMA coffins, Bilderberg, Satanic rituals, Masonic conspiracies, UFO conspiracies, JFK conspiracies, and a dozen others all rolled into one giant theory so huge you can barely wrap your mouth around it, let alone swallow it. (Check!)

Very good!

Plot Device · Dec 17, 2008

Yeshanu said:
It's all the fault of lesbians with elf fetishes.

I should know.

Elves? Where?

Plot Device · Dec 17, 2008

James81 said:
The government has devised a way to keep it's citizens from getting out of control and into bad things. There've been studies done that show when people have nothing to do with their lives, they tend to get into trouble.

Therefore, they have the medical associations put out literature telling you that you need AT LEAST 8 hours of sleep a night (when you realistically could survive and thrive on 6 hours sleep).

And they force companies toward a 40 hour work week so that you must work 8 hours a day (and realistically be there 8.5 or 9 hours due to lunch breaks).

Thereby occupying over 2/3 of your time.

Um ... this sounds like the government is conspiring to help us and to do right by us. This one's no fun!

j/k

Plot Device · Dec 17, 2008

Yeshanu said:
But...

but...

I want my toys for Christmas.

Consider that the Fortress of Solitude is in the same vicinity as that evil sweat shop, you'd THINK Kal-el would have that situation under control. Maybe he's getting a cut of the profits.

Don · Dec 17, 2008

Generally, mentioning the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) will earn you a tinfoil hat and 'Conspiracy Theorist' label in short order. It will probably do so here. However, a little research is in order.

The Council on Foreign Relations does exist, it does seek to 'guide' public opinion in foreign affairs, and a large number of politicians from both sides of the aisle and a large number of the largest corporations are members. All easily verified facts which help explain how little our foreign policies change from administration to administration.

A CFR study group is the source of the rumors for a 'North American Union' and the 'Amero' currency. The task force chairman, Robert Pastor, wrote in Foreign Affairs,

"The U.S., Mexican, and Canadian governments remain zealous defenders of an outdated conception of sovereignty even though their citizens are ready for a new approach. Each nation's leadership has stressed differences rather than common interests. North America needs leaders who can articulate and pursue a broader vision... Countries are benefited when they changed these [national sovereignty] policies, and evidence suggests that North Americans are ready for a new relationship that renders this old definition of sovereignty obsolete."

If you prefer the U.S. remain a sovereign nation, the CFR is most probably not your friend, and concern over the organization's involvement in U.S. policymaking hardly seems unjustified. That's one tinfoil hat I'll wear with pride.

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