Conspiracy theroists? Why do they do it?

Question

Why do conspiracy theroists come up with there BS? Do they just look for atention or do they realy belive the things they say?

Answer 1

Well, looking at the current poster-boy for the 9/11 conspiracy theory, Charlie Sheen ( lousey actor, drug addict, womanizer ) and his co-conspirator, Rosie O'Donnell (uneducated, fat, loud-mouthed, 13itch), I would say they come up with their theories while on a very vivid acid trip and Yes! They are attention whores. They do not educate themselves enough on a subject to not believe what they say.

Answer 2

It is an interesting question. The more I've learned about conspiracies the less likely I am to think they are real. Many people I know who believe such things also do not trust the government. As a result they don't want others to beleive the government so they make up these stories to control others hoping the people won't use logic on it.

Perhaps they are part of a grand conspiracy and using these smaller conspiracies (like 9/11) to keep the people's attention away from them and what is really going on.

Answer 3

I think that most of the answerers here have touched on one reason or another. I think there is truth in the fact that some want attention, and some are simply malcontents who want to stir up controversy. Therefore, I would call them controversy theorists.

There are people, however, who dismissed the ideas offhand...as many have. They discounted the theorists and their beliefs as the rantings of people who just want to stir up trouble. And they didn't want to and simply couldn't believe that such ridiculous claims could be true. But when they opened their minds and listened/reviewed the facts as they were displayed...they became interested in learning more. This is not to say that they are part of the conspiracy theory group...but they want to understand what it is these people have to say. It is those people that I respect...and will listen to. I do not necessarily agree with the beliefs myself...but I do not discount something that I know little about. And I would suggest that the American people know only what they were told by the media and the government on 9/11 and the days/weeks following. Everyone would do themselves a great service to review the conspiracy theories as they are presented...and then they can make their own decisions as to whether or not they have merit. I have...and I can now speak with my own thoughts and beliefs about the events...without simply discounting one group and repeating the beliefs of another group.

For the record...I do not believe in the 9/11 conspiracy theories...but I can say that after having reviewed all the available materials...can you all say the same?

Answer 4

Taking some half-truths and framing them within a backdrop of evil motives to form ridiculous conclusions is much more fun than accepting the fact that sh*t happens.
It's usually to support some pre-existing prejudice.
Of course, the paradox is that this GW Bush administration that has proven itself to be comically incompetent could muster any complex plot in secret is - well, ridiculous.
See below for the remedy:

Answer 5

I think it's a natural product of the times we live in. If you think about it, most of our information comes through very few channels. It stands to reason that once in awhile, one might have to wonder how much of the info were getting is accurate, or how biased it is. For instance, when the Nazi's were losing the war and Hitler was about to end it in the bunker, "news" reports on the radio throughout Germany were painting a very different picture, insisting that Germany was winning. pair that with a political climate in which civil rights seem to be very quickly slipping away, and you're bound to get people wondering more and more what's really going on "behind the scenes."

Answer 6

Most conspiracy theories are really due to the theorists desire to blame events on a certain group or individual in order to shift blame from other people/groups and to alleviate responsibility by inventing complex schemes to explain normal events that often revolve around some unseen but very powerful group.

Answer 7

To wake up the sleeping sheeple who are too busy being distracted with all the misinformation put out by the paid, controlled news media, and the entertainment industry. America is under Roman cannon law. The Jesuits are not a "religious" order, they are a political and military order.
Read "Vatican Assassins," by Eric Jon Phelps, or look at www.arcticbeacon.com

Answer 8

Aha! you are asking this question to discredit the conspiracy theories.

Therefore, we must conclude that you are an agent of disinformation, probably working for the Elders of Zion or the Bildeburgs. how do I know? I have read the Northwoods Projects papers.

Answer 9

Paranoia. Misfits. Anti-social. Stoned. Trekkies.

Answer 10

Most believe the things they say because to them it seems like the only rational answer there are of course people who pretend to believe in these things to be different or controversial.