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What is the appeal of conspiracy theories?
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February 7th, 2012
General Section question. Let’s keep it clean, please.
Why do people believe them?
Personally, I think that some people find comfort in the notion that someone is exerting control to create the conspiracy. The alternative is too frightening for them.
For example:
“Lee Harvey Oswald couldn’t have acted alone, because that would mean one individual could bring about catastrophe. Surely, it must require vast resources to pull off such a coup.”
“The Illuminati control governments all around the world. Otherwise, chaos reigns.”
“The Freemasons have a vast shelter under the Denver airport they will escape to when Armageddon comes, because…well, just because.”
What do you think?
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