Conspiracy Theories

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#1 Unread post by **zarakand** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 8:26 pm

I love reading about Conspiracy theories. The whackier the better

What are your fave theories and why? My two favorite ones are that humans have never been to the Moon, and that the Germans went to the moon in 1942.

As I was trying to google the top ten conspiracy theories of all time, I came across this interesting article.

rdeviney · #2 Unread post by **rdeviney** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:16 am

- All conspiracy theorists are aliens.
- George Bush is King George III reincarnated.

flynrider · #3 Unread post by **flynrider** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:45 am

I found conspiracy theories interesting for awhile, but eventually you get bored. There are conspiracy theories for just about everything. Go to Google and put any common everyday word in front of the word "conspiracy". Water, milk, bread, automobile, it doesn't matter. Someone has come up with a related conspiracy.

Of course a true conspiracy theorist would deduce that the (government/secret cabal/space aliens) have planted this myriad of bogus theories to divert our attention from the "real" conspiracies

It just never ends.

Nalian · #4 Unread post by **Nalian** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:10 am

My favorite is the "chemtrails" or "chemical contrails" internet conspiracy theory. As near as I can tell they're totally whacked out nutbags.

http://www.anomalies-unlimited.com/Chemtrails.html
http://www.carnicom.com/contrails.htm

They basically think that the government is loading up airplanes with chemicals and dumping them on large populations of people to see how sick they get/spread/etc. Some of them thing that beings they've dubbed as "sylphs" help stop the damage..or something like that.

I don't remember all of it, but they're nuts.

NorthernPete · Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:55 am

or so the germans would have us believe.....

#6 Unread post by **MrGompers** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:45 pm

I find Conspiracy theories funny. First of all they assume that everyone thats part of the conspiracy can keep a secret [of course no one can]. And they assume that members of the conspiracy (usually govt officals] are smart enough to pull it off [we know govt and smart is an oxymoron]

The one about the USA not landing on the moon I didn't hear until maybe 2 yrs ago. Apperantly, its been going on a lot longer.

Favorite conspiracy theory is;
Someone developed an additive that you can add to gasoline to increase MPG to 50. Oil companies heard about this and bought the patent out so it can't be used.

The one conspiracy theory that could have some truth in it is the one about the guy who killed Dr Marting Luther King. How does a clown like that end up in Canada then London with a perfectly forged passport ? And how the hell did he get to Canada from Tennesee while every police force was looking for him. Then again maybe it was just dodo luck.

#7 Unread post by **zarakand** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:30 am

MrGompers wrote:Someone developed an additive that you can add to gasoline to increase MPG to 50. Oil companies heard about this and bought the patent out so it can't be used.

LoL wasn't that one some famous Sci-Fi story in the 50's/60's that just morphed into a conspiracy theory? I remember reading a short story with a very similar plot, but I can't remember the name or the author.

oldnslo · #8 Unread post by **oldnslo** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:52 am

The holocaust never happened.

George Bush is a mere puppet, controlled entirely by dick Cheney.

George Bush is the Anti-Christ.

Dick Cheney is the Anti-Christ.

There are 12 million illegal hispanics in the USA, and they will destroy the country as their number grows. Then they will do the same to Canada.

camthepyro · Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:17 pm

Type in flat earth society into google. Best consipiracy theory period. Basically says everything saying the earth is round, from columbus's journies to satellite orbit, is a cover up. That the earth is actually flat, one flat piece of land, with a big dome covering it, with lights for stars, and complicated optic illusions for the moon, sun, etc.

Hilarious.

Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:05 pm

zarakand wrote:
MrGompers wrote:Someone developed an additive that you can add to gasoline to increase MPG to 50. Oil companies heard about this and bought the patent out so it can't be used.
LoL wasn't that one some famous Sci-Fi story in the 50's/60's that just morphed into a conspiracy theory? I remember reading a short story with a very similar plot, but I can't remember the name or the author.

It very well could be a sci-fi story. I'm not aware of it tho. I saw this on discovery or maybe history channel a few months ago. A show titled "urban legends" or something like that.