Comments on: Conspiracy Theories http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/04/10/conspiracy-theories/ Excellent advice on how to avoid being scammed out of your money. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:16:50 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: Donna http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/04/10/conspiracy-theories/#comment-1538 Donna Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:45:14 +0000 http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/04/10/conspiracy-theories/#comment-1538 I agree. The media is so controlled, it is difficult to get any info other than pravda. I agree. The media is so controlled, it is difficult to get any info other than pravda.

]]> By: Rich http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/04/10/conspiracy-theories/#comment-1509 Rich Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:48:50 +0000 http://avoidmoneyscams.today.com/2009/04/10/conspiracy-theories/#comment-1509 I don't buy your either/or conclusion, i.e., that such speculation is necessarily an effort to put a stop to it by exposing it, or that it is for a feeling of power. I suspect it has as much to do with pattern recognition as anything else. The human mind excels at pattern recognition, seeing patterns that are not really there, e.g., the various constellations, which are actually made up of stars which have no spatial relationship to one another at all, the human "face" seen on the surface of Mars, , etc. Because people are so adept at pattern recognition, when something is not fully understood, it is only natural to start trying to put the pieces together, and thus, a conspiracy is born. In other words, the point is that it is human nature. Besides, in spite of serious people in our mass media poo pooing all such possibilities, historically, there actually have been real conspiracies from time to time ... I don’t buy your either/or conclusion, i.e., that such speculation is necessarily an effort to put a stop to it by exposing it, or that it is for a feeling of power.

I suspect it has as much to do with pattern recognition as anything else. The human mind excels at pattern recognition, seeing patterns that are not really there, e.g., the various constellations, which are actually made up of stars which have no spatial relationship to one another at all, the human “face” seen on the surface of Mars, , etc.

Because people are so adept at pattern recognition, when something is not fully understood, it is only natural to start trying to put the pieces together, and thus, a conspiracy is born.

In other words, the point is that it is human nature. Besides, in spite of serious people in our mass media poo pooing all such possibilities, historically, there actually have been real conspiracies from time to time …

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