Discussion Conspiracy theories, ever believed any, never have?

[stargazer]

Let's keep things civil here, first of all.

I admit I used to seriously believe in UFOs. Before I discovered all the sightings were mostly testing spy planes during the Cold War of the 50s/60s. I found it fun for a while to believe it was aliens, now I'm embarrassed.

I also bought into climate change being a pressing issue and something that could be fixed overnight. For me, that also went out the window, and now I'm just indifferent/don't care. I recycle if/where I can, but I admit, I'm lazy.

I'm sure there's no illuminati, but I do think there are influencers from all sorts of legit lobby groups which, as they do, lobby politicians, lobby media. In any and every country, unconnected. All for their respective agendas. You could call it even public relations, lol.

How about you? Ever taken any conspiracy seriously? Did you eventually wise up and look back on it sheepishly as I do?

 

[MisterSadness]

George Washington was actually a Chinese spy.
The world is a rectangle.
There are Italians on Mars.
The goverment is hiding the true number of the letters in the alphabet from us.
Coca - Cola is actually made from alien urine made in secret labs in Area 52 in Idaho.

 

[worldexploder]

Mr. Bean was a British spy against the Soviet Union during the later part of the Cold War.

Mister Rodgers was Charlie Manson's mentor from childhood.

The Cold War was staged by both the Soviet Union and the United States in order to boost the global sales of fallout shelters.

Bethesda is a shadow organization that is secretly ran by EA (evident after the release of Fallout 76)

D.B. Cooper was actually a C.I.A. agent who was tasked to hijack the Boeing aircraft as a social experiment to see how the passengers would react.

Jack the Ripper was actually a woman who was hired by Scotland Yard to murder prostitutes in order to discourage them from doing tricks and spreading diseases in London.

XXX, Tupac, Michael Jackson, and Prince all faked their own deaths and are now living in Cuba.

Antarctica and Australia doesn't exist.

 

[Virgo]

Grew up a creationist(Found out that was bullshit early on)

 

[Essie]

It's funny. I spent my whole life NOT believing in UFOs--certain ALL were mistakes (weather balloon sightings, odd natural phenomena) or government planes being tested, but last week (or so) I actually began to question this--lol. I didn't see anything myself, but someone reputable said something that got me thinking maybe I was wrong my whole life. (I also had a friend 20 years ago that was adamant he and a friend were chased by a UFO, and of course, I didn't believe that and looked for another reasonable explanation. But he was scared out of his mind at the time. I still didn't believe that is what he saw, though.) Not that it matters; though now I am glad I don't live in those hot-spot siting areas around the world. That is just a problem I don't want to ever have, lol.

I would say NO, I don't believe in any conspiracy theories, but I did a report on JFK's assassination in school, and the evidence looks d*mning someone messed with it, and it is also somewhat evident the CIA knew to a degree about the 9/11 threat--from CIA officers' own mouths--though mismanagement stopped them from doing anything. But these aren't conspiracies so much as f-ing up.

 

[Temporarilyabsurd]

Crop circles are something I still like a lot .

Not a conspiracy I guess ...

Twenty years ago , as grainy photos in the paper , they had a lot more mystical allure .

 

[Meeseeks]

The chemicals in the water turn the fricken frogs gay...

Was once knee deep in Alex Jones/Infowars land 7 years ago. My cousin slapped me out of it. I was (and still am) a gullible person.

 

[MAIO]

Let's keep things civil here, first of all.

I admit I used to seriously believe in UFOs. Before I discovered all the sightings were mostly testing spy planes during the Cold War of the 50s/60s. I found it fun for a while to believe it was aliens, now I'm embarrassed.

I also bought into climate change being a pressing issue and something that could be fixed overnight. For me, that also went out the window, and now I'm just indifferent/don't care. I recycle if/where I can, but I admit, I'm lazy.

I'm sure there's no illuminati, but I do think there are influencers from all sorts of legit lobby groups which, as they do, lobby politicians, lobby media. In any and every country, unconnected. All for their respective agendas. You could call it even public relations, lol.

How about you? Ever taken any conspiracy seriously? Did you eventually wise up and look back on it sheepishly as I do?

While there is not evidence to warrant believes in alien UFO. UFO is actually much more reasonable now. With US and Britain admitting they have a secret UFO program and the head of the American UFO program saying there is conclusive evidence we are not alone.

 

[Vegrau]

The black hand.

 

[Johnnythefox]

UFOs certainly exist, whether they are of alien origin is doubtful, after all an Unidentified Flying Object is just that.

 

[Jupiter]

Coca - Cola is actually made from alien urine made in secret labs in Area 52 in Idaho.

What about Red Bull? I like to take a sip every now and then. *anxious to hear the answer*

 

[MisterSadness]

What about Red Bull? I like to take a sip every now and then. *anxious to hear the answer*

Red bull is made from the squeezed pooh of Oregonian color blind beavers.

 

[Jupiter]

Noooooooooo

 

[Muri]

Not sure what to call these conspiracies but I feel as if the government is almost "poisoning" people with the stuff allowed in food nowadays and they make money because these people go to doctors for their problems when a change of diet would fix a lot of them.
That there are several cancer cures that they're hiding because they won't have money to milk if they release them.

I've believed a couple 9/11 and JFK conspiracies but I've never been certain on just one being the answer so i'm hesitant to speak on them.

 

[Jodes]

There's a clique in every group