tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post6668918760887735360..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Conspiracy Theories are UselessJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-3357854117208096602014-05-07T09:06:21.017-04:002014-05-07T09:06:21.017-04:00I liked this passage because I agree that conspira...I liked this passage because I agree that conspiracy theories are intellectual dead ends. If you believe the Illuminati are behind everything, what then? If they are as clever and powerful as your theory demands, there is nothing you can do about it.<br /><br />So I think people believe in these theories for emotional reasons, because at some level they find them comforting. Some people just prefer a malevolent, all-embracing conspiracy to a random world driven largely by incompetence.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-6611636069841079552014-05-06T22:23:01.219-04:002014-05-06T22:23:01.219-04:00Hmm, should always edit my comments before posting...Hmm, should always edit my comments before posting. "always... most." Sigh.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09051024382193588456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-56598679646472962202014-05-06T20:56:37.220-04:002014-05-06T20:56:37.220-04:00What always strikes me in most conspiracy theories...What always strikes me in most conspiracy theories is that they require usually a huge number of people who are both extremely evil and extremely competent. I'm not sure about evil, but I haven't met that many people who are that competent.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09051024382193588456noreply@blogger.com