SpeedRacer 1 #1 March 24, 2006 People who tend to believe in conspiracy theories seem to believe in a world where everything is sewn up tight. Anything bad that happens is the result of a carefully planned secret plot. It doesn't bother them that for their theories to be true, sometimes THOUSANDS of people would have to be in on it. Apparently, as a scientist in the field of medical research, I am part of a Vast Conspiracy. This has come up several times on this website and in discussions with people. It turns out that curing diseases like cancer & AIDS is easy (hell, all we gotta do is invent a pill, right?). All of the thousands of scientists around the world (who all have access to primary literature describing the latest research in whatever field) are ALL in on a plot to avoid finding cures because then we'd be out of a job. I'm sure scientists are not the only targets of conspiracy theorists. Their theories, if true, would mean that thousands, sometimes millions of individuals would be in on it. So, is anyone else out there a member of an organization implicated by conspiracy theorists?? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kid_Icarus 0 #2 March 24, 2006 I find it interesting that people who don't believe everyting they hear and ask questions are labled "Conspiracy Theorists." I think the opposite then is "Gullable" ________________________________________ "What What..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #3 March 24, 2006 Yep, well, you're onto us I guess. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #4 March 24, 2006 A trick question. Reminds me of the witchhunt scene in the Holy Grail. If I say no, I must be part of the conspiracy. If I say yes, I'm admitting it. BUUUURRRRRNNNNNNNNN HER!" . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #5 March 24, 2006 Yo!! U. S. Navy. -Philadelphia Expierment -Bermuda Triangle -One of our TLAM-C hitting the Pentagon -Our response to Katrina v.s to the Tsunami and why we responded to Thailand quicker than the gulf coast. -Every time a Russian Sub is lost. -Conspiracies tied to the fact that members of Congress and CEO's don't have children serving during wartime._____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 3 #6 March 24, 2006 QuoteSo, is anyone else out there a member of an organization implicated by conspiracy theorists?? Yeah, I am. We all want to force doctors out of work, defraud insurance companies, steal little old ladies’ inheritances from them, help abusive husbands batter their wives, help philandering wives steal everything from their husbands, help your cheapskate customer get away with maliciously breaching that contract he has with you, defend Al-Quaeda, and enable rapists to murder your daughters. For: -reading your post, -thinking about it, -cracking my knuckles getting ready to type, -writing my post, and -feeling smug, ...I will bill you 0.5 hours. I do this to take over the world. Have some Kool-Aid. It’s freshly made. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 3 #7 March 24, 2006 Quotemembers of Congress and CEO's don't have children serving during wartime. Yeah, what's with that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richards 0 #8 March 24, 2006 QuoteQuoteI find it interesting that people who don't believe everyting they hear and ask questions are labled "Conspiracy Theorists." I think the opposite then is "Gullable" It's not so much the ones that question the official version who get called conspiracy theorists. It's the ones who themselves criticize everyone else for being gullible yet beleive every conspiracy theory put out,without questioning that at all. Richards My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #9 March 24, 2006 QuoteI find it interesting that people who don't believe everyting they hear and ask questions are labled "Conspiracy Theorists." I think the opposite then is "Gullable" What is gullible? I say it's discounting information from sources with Phd's Graduate degrees, real expierence, peer-reviewed Academic Journals but immediately latch onto some, beleive it or not, unoriginal questions and premises from one source or website backed by testimonials rather than empirical evidence. Believe it not, most people ask questions and rarely believe anything they hear. It seems to me that Conspiracy Theorists rarely question the conspiracies themselves. That's gullible to me._____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #10 March 24, 2006 Sometimes the children are too old to enlist. Sometimes, it's okay for legal adults to have their own lives and not do stuff to help Daddy's or Mommy's career. Grandchildren and sometimes Great-grandchildren are not paying attention to their Grandfather's career and worried about their own career. Most of the time, families of elected offices have enough money to go to universities and formal education is second nature for them. The Military is voluntary. The largest part of the misconception is that the Enlisted ranks are paid more attention to when dealing with this conspiracy. A lot of Officers come from affluent families. They have to volunteer too._____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #11 March 24, 2006 Yeah....but we're in on it with you, I believe.... It turns out that curing diseases like cancer & AIDS is easy (hell, all we gotta do is invent a pill, right?). All you gotta do is point your browser to www.amazon.com for the latest in homeopathic remedies. THEY aren't trying to rip you off like the medical industry is. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #12 March 24, 2006 yes..yes I am I fly one of thos BLACK helocopters anyone want a free jump out of my BLACK chopper?????? ELVIS AND JFK are alive and well in south america with Jimmy Hoffa ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #13 March 24, 2006 QuoteSo, is anyone else out there a member of a .... conspiracy ...?? I'm part of A conspiracy. Does that count? ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 3 #14 March 24, 2006 QuoteThe Military is voluntary. Well, at least now it is. If I'm older than you (I'm guessing I probably am), then you and I have different life-experience perspectives. The draft existed for a long, long time, and ended while I was in high school in the 70's, so I remember it pretty clearly. Back then, college kids got deferments, while kids not in collge, who were mostly poorer, got drafted and shipped to Nam. The social stratification of military service was pretty glaring in those times. Not many rich kids from influential families went to Vietnam. A few did, like Al Gore (senator's son) and John Kerry (rich influential family), but most did not. (Like Dan Quayle, Dick Cheney, Geo W. Bush, etc.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,600 #15 March 24, 2006 QuoteSo, is anyone else out there a member of an organization implicated by conspiracy theorists??I work for a NASA contractor. With one more year of service, I'll get a key to the facility where they filmed the moon landing. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 3 #16 March 24, 2006 QuoteQuoteSo, is anyone else out there a member of an organization implicated by conspiracy theorists??I work for a NASA contractor. With one more year of service, I'll get a key to the facility where they filmed the moon landing. Wendy W. Hey that's cool. Do you have a key to the executive washroom? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #17 March 24, 2006 QuoteQuoteSo, is anyone else out there a member of an organization implicated by conspiracy theorists??I work for a NASA contractor. With one more year of service, I'll get a key to the facility where they filmed the moon landing. Wendy W. I called some insignificant person cool yesterday. Today YOU are so cool. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #18 March 25, 2006 QuoteWell, at least now it is. If I'm older than you (I'm guessing I probably am), then you and I have different life-experience perspectives. The draft existed for a long, long time, and ended while I was in high school in the 70's, so I remember it pretty clearly. Back then, college kids got deferments, while kids not in collge, who were mostly poorer, got drafted and shipped to Nam. The social stratification of military service was pretty glaring in those times. Not many rich kids from influential families went to Vietnam. A few did, like Al Gore (senator's son) and John Kerry (rich influential family), but most did not. (Like Dan Quayle, Dick Cheney, Geo W. Bush, etc.) I beleive the fact that the rich didn't fight the vietman war and the fact it was a poor man's war. I also believe that it was intentional that the poor go rather than the rich. But I believe Government's intent was more economic and not "save our kids". In my opinion, as wrong as this sounds, I believe the deferments were a practical means of economic upkeep. If you sent in too many kids who had a high chance of a formal education, you are going to get a deficit in the white collar world in the future. That will mess up a GDP that would otherwise recover the U.S. after an expensive war. Maybe the govt then could have not segregated and instead sent anyone, but then the govt would need to make a lot of grants to send the poor to school. In the end, someone has to pay for education for the future, and the govt probably didn't have money then. The parents did._____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #19 March 25, 2006 QuoteQuoteSo, is anyone else out there a member of a .... conspiracy ...?? I'm part of A conspiracy. Does that count? I'm part of Q, V, W, X, and Z conspiracies. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #20 March 25, 2006 I'm part of Q, V, W, X, and Z conspiracies. Damn Conspirators....grumble, grumble... Welcome Back Gawain!!!!! Peace~ linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #21 March 25, 2006 QuoteAre you part of The Conspiracy? I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you* *although actually if I told you, I'd have to go fill out paperwork, and someone would be along to kill you in six to eight weeks. (hey, even conspiracies have bureaucratic overhead) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samurai136 0 #22 March 25, 2006 The Facts about Conspiracies 1. The lettered conspiracies are the fake conspiracies designed to distract from the numbered conspiracies. 2. There are 42 conspiracies. 3. Beer and peanuts (or pretzels) are required for any serious discussion on this topic."Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #23 March 25, 2006 Quote3. Beer and peanuts (or pretzels) are required for any serious discussion on this topic. I'll provide you both in about two weeks. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rasmack 0 #24 March 26, 2006 The CERN council will be meeting shortly to discuss if space planes should be dispatched to secure your services for us alone. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
