My relative, the conspiracy theorist

[SKcanada]

So-called “conspiracies” can be divided into three categories:

1. Ancient anything. Those who make any claims about the past need to provide documented evidence and photographs that make their case. This has been done in a few cases.
2. More recent reports of anything mysterious. Again, the same criteria apply. Again, a few strong cases have been made by credible people. Generally, people who have nothing to gain.
3. Modern anything. Like something strange happened a few days ago.

The “why they persist answer” is nonsense. Just like on the internet, anybody can say anything is true, put up a web site, etc. If it can’t be verified by real people, real documents and photographic evidence, it’s just a joke, a rumor, or some bored guy with nothing better to do. I once read a post about my company that read like it was lifted from a newspaper. The writer had decided “why” we made a decision and presented his case. I had to go on personally and tell everyone that the story was simply not true. I pointed out that the poster was not privy to any inside information about our company. Just the other day, I took a phone call from somebody who heard we had filed for bankruptcy.

Conspiracy is usually the wrong word. Look at the supermarket tabloids, and the lies they publish. They have been successfully sued.

Anyone who bothers to take the time and do the research, can find out something, but most people don’t because they have more important things to do like watch the next episode of some fictional TV show.

So, for me, some conspiracies have occurred and have been exposed. A conspiracy is a group of people that suppress certain things that actually happened. I think a study should be done that shows that the majority of the people who cry conspiracy have nothing to back up using that word. Research is hard, dismissal is easy. My theory? Anti-conspiracy people get a kick out of calling people whackos or crazy. That is why anti-conspiracy comments persist.

So the next time anyone sees anything written or spoken that looks/sounds too unbelievable, instead of writing that person off as a nut, ask him for his evidence. If he claims that aliens visited the earth in ancient times then ask for his evidence, but that would likely take more than 5 minutes, so, why bother - watching some fictional TV show is more important.

Archaeologists make great discoveries all the time and even “amazing” finds, but that doesn’t create a lot of pleasure for most people, so, who cares?

Peace,
Ed

I’ll agree for the most part with Ed. Good job!

It’s funny but since Pope Francis has been elected, it’s amazing all the conspiracy theories on youtube and the internet. It’s like an open forum for all the anti catholics / mislead individuals / just plain mentaly ill to go bananas.

If you do a search on youtube or the internet for 'Pope Francis, 80% of what you’ll see is that Pope Benedict 16 resigned because he is really being arrested for hate crimes, and Pope Francis is really part of the illuminati and new world order that will usher in an new reptilian alien saviour from the mysterious planet X located behind the sun. Oh don’t forget, he’s also the anti-Christ. wink wink.

I try to take this with a grain of salt because these people are just ignorant to the facts, but it still hurts to see the Pope and our Church attacked in this way. If I were a hateful person I would wish a big foot would drop out of the sky and just crush them all like a cockroach… but alas… i move away from that thinking and just pray for their salvation.

What is really ironic… is the thing they are proclaiming to get away from, they have embraced. They feel that Catholics are run by ‘The Enemy’, but they don’t realize that it’s ‘The Enemy’ that is causing their brilliant conspiracy theories in the first place. They attack, the only one true holy and apastolic organization that can save them. A true paradox.

Reminds me of Genesis, when the serpant tricks Eve into eating the apple, telling her she will have the knowledge of good and evil, and therefore be like God. Before man kind had the knowledge of good and evil… God took care of us. We had not a worry in the world. Once we wanted to be like him and the separation occured, we have forever been enslaved by sin along with the knowledge of good and evil. With God we were free, with separation we are enslaved. A true paradox.

Peace be with you in Christ,
SKcanada

 

[PJM]

=Chabambou;9925843]I have an uncle who, on some occasions, brings up topics that are filled with new age conspiricies and such. For instance, he believes in the existence of UFO’s, ancient egyptian heiroglyphs in Australian caves, the New World Order, alien technology in past times etc.
Here is one of the strange stories he’s told me:
On the moon, astronauts found great light coming from beneath the surface of the moon. One of the astronauts reported this, but the replier said to look away and pretend you didn’t see anything. Apparently there is audio footage on on the net, but why waste time on something either totally misinterpretated and exaggerated or doctored altogether?

He also listens to people like Michael Tsarion. I watched one of his vids about the so-called ‘black pope’, and needless to say, it was easily refutable. In fact, Catholic Answers had answered this theory in one of its Quick Questions. In addition, there were no substantial evidence in anything he said, yet somehow he gets a large crowd

Suck people are in “a c;lass by themselves” SEEKING an audience.

1. Ignore them

1. PRAY for them [OFTEN]

Holding these views is extremely illogical. Logic [which truth is] ain’t gonna help much
So i was wondering if you all can help me refute against the stuff my uncle brings up, whether about the stuff mentioned above or absolutely anything! hehe…