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Author | Topic: Conspiracy Theories: It's all in your mind! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Phat Member Posts: 18310 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.1 |
Conspiracy theories also seem to be more compelling to those with low self-worth, especially with regard to their sense of agency in the world at large. quote:Yes. I'll admit to supernatural belief. Jesus is alive. Edited by Phat, : No reason given. Edited by Phat, : No reason given. Edited by Admin, : Fix quoting.
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Phat Member Posts: 18310 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.1 |
Yesterday I watched one of those conspiracy movies.
There are some valid questions and arguments in the conspiracies themselves. Take 9-11. Building 7 almost certainly came down via a controlled explosion.The Towers themselves similarly collapsed quite uniformly. There was an official commission that investigated, but perhaps Percy is right...part of my brain jumped into action after listening to this stuff. Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain " ~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith Paul was probably SO soaked in prayer nobody else has ever equaled him.~Faith
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Phat Member Posts: 18310 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.1 |
Building 7 is the mystery, however. No planes hit it. Yet it came down in a somewhat controlled fashion.
Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain " ~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith Paul was probably SO soaked in prayer nobody else has ever equaled him.~Faith
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Phat Member Posts: 18310 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.1 |
I have some young men at work (safeway) who are smarter than average but who like looking up conspiracy theories on their i-phones. They will likely grow up to be systems engineers, biologists, and educated contributors to society as many of you now are.
Conclusion?
Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. ~RC Sproul "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " ~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith You can "get answers" by watching the ducks. That doesn't mean the answers are coming from them.~Ringo
Subjectivism may very well undermine Christianity.In the same way that "allowing people to choose what they want to be when they grow up" undermines communism.~Stile
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Phat Member Posts: 18310 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.1 |
ringo writes: Faith used to think that the liberals blamed Trump for everything. Some liberals did. Conspiracies are the new scapegoats, the Jews that you can blame for everything.The question is whether the conspiracy theories really come from a bunch of nuts or from the Propaganda Ministry. There have always been idiots and as John Stewart Mill suggested, idiots usually vote conservative. The conservative Christians I knew thought that Trump was approved by God and was prophesied by Kim Clement.
Trump-Loving Megachurch Pastor Calls New Zealand Terror Attack ”False Flag’ Edited by Phat, : No reason given. Edited by Phat, : No reason given.Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. ~RC Sproul "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " ~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith You can "get answers" by watching the ducks. That doesn't mean the answers are coming from them.~Ringo
Subjectivism may very well undermine Christianity.In the same way that "allowing people to choose what they want to be when they grow up" undermines communism.~Stile
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Phat Member Posts: 18310 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.1 |
RHB Tweet writes: Only a total nutjob lunatic, insane demonized freak goes into a building and kills people, it’s unacceptable on every level! Isnt this the same Rodney Howard Brown who did this? :
I suppose that "good" nutjob lunatics are acceptable. Since you cant watch the video, read this link, ringo.
Pastor: If You Make Fun of My “Holy Laughter” Revival, You’re Going To Hell SoundCloud - Hear the world’s sounds Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. ~RC Sproul "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " ~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith You can "get answers" by watching the ducks. That doesn't mean the answers are coming from them.~Ringo
Subjectivism may very well undermine Christianity.In the same way that "allowing people to choose what they want to be when they grow up" undermines communism.~Stile
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Phat Member Posts: 18310 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.1 |
Kinda makes you wonder why they insisted that Gods name be placed on money.
Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. ~RC Sproul "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " ~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith You can "get answers" by watching the ducks. That doesn't mean the answers are coming from them.~Ringo
Subjectivism may very well undermine Christianity.In the same way that "allowing people to choose what they want to be when they grow up" undermines communism.~Stile
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Phat Member Posts: 18310 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.1 |
ringo writes: What kind of idiot gets their news from social media? *looks nervously around while whistling Dixie* I just saw one on YouTube yesterday. Of course, it was narrated by Jim Rickards, whom I patronize by buying his books occasionally. He is one of the You Tubians who I am accused of getting all my information, but I trust his credentials to a degree.
Bio from Wiki quote: Anyway, Rickard's latest claim is that Digital Currency is being pushed--and pushed quickly--by the Biden administration. Nicknamed "Biden Bucks" this nefarious digital dollar will enable every user to be tracked and their purchases monitored. Of course for a fee, he offers a solution to this mess--which I won't swallow hook, line, and sinker. I DO worry whether there is a need for concern regarding this governmental control and intrusion into my life. Yes, it will help corral people (*cough* Conservatives *cough*) who attempt to illegally stash money, but it will also force the average Joe to never be able to buy a precious metal or even sell a used car (apart from barter) without being digitally traced. This all got on the fast track due to Executive Order 14067.
Rickards writes: Now...I'm not so worried about Dems holding on to power, though there is a related conservative charge that illegal aliens are streaming into the US at historic rates, and that among them are individuals from as far away as Pakistan. Apart from tilting the voter ranks towards favoring Democrats, which is far from conclusive, the worry is for the safety of the US mainland in general.
Update: It is underway. On March 9, Biden signed Executive Order 14067, which could pave the way for the new US currency I call Biden Bucks. AOC tweeted her support. Dems could use this to hold onto power indefinitely. Of course its controversial."A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " *** “…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.” “The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
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Phat Member Posts: 18310 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.1 |
Theodoric writes: Who are they? I watch conservative, mainstream, and foreign (BBC and Al Jazeera) News outlets. "They" refer to varied groups and ideologies based on the media. Take the Marthas Vineyard fiasco (and political stunt, in my opinion) Several "theys" are mentioned in media that Ive listened to. According to our conservative loudmouth Tucker Carlson, the enslaved ones are the "poor immigrants who are now under police control. He accuses "they"...the wealthy liberals on Martha Vineyard, of calling in the army to get them out of town. Of course, Tucker represents conservatism.
Theodoric writes: Some conservatives think they should be able to enslave other humans. See what Tucker did? He blamed the wealthy liberals for shunning the aliens. He claims that Martha Vineyard could have absorbed them but the "wealthy liberals" said NIMBY.(Not In My Backyard.) I would not be happy if homeless people started camping out near my house, so I can see the argument to a degree. Several questions, though.
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " *** “…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.” “The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
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Phat Member Posts: 18310 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.1 |
please stop. You are such an old whiner that it is tiresome.
Note that the comment you replied to was posted on 3/16/2019! How the hell was I supposed to know that you ignored my post from today and were replying to that? Grow up and learn to get along with people who don't agree with you rather than harping on them in order to reinforce your inferiority complex."A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " *** “…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.” “The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
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Phat Member Posts: 18310 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.1 |
ringo writes: Agreed. Likely they thought that the liberals in power wanted to park all of the immigrants in poorer conservative towns so they shipped them to a wealthier town to prove a point. It's a vile game to play with people's lives. I live in a closed retirement community with rules. If they shipped a bunch of people here, we would likely not open our patio doors to them. For one thing, old Biden is now not classifying anyone as illegal and seemingly wants to invite the poor disenfranchised masses of the whole world in. Conservatives claim that it becomes a security issue as well as a burden on the US.
Denying Reality on Immigration quote: Now, I can understand why we need more people. Somebody has to work to pay my social security, for one thing."A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " *** “…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.” “The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
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