[Misc] Hoax?

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BadFish

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Oct 19, 2003
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It's pure entertainment, although it's astonishing to read the 'reasons' why it 'must' have been faked. That said, an awful lot of it seem based on the 'firmament'/Bible stuff.
Yes, most are Americans...and love Trump...and 911 was a conspiracy....oh, and the bridge last week..."You can see the explosives".
It's an incredible read.
The bible talks about the 'four corners of the earth so what they are all wrong and the world is both flat and not round.

Twats.
 




birthofanorange

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Aug 31, 2011
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I don't know why people are so desparate to believe stuff didn't happen or that it's not true. Who care

Since 1972? Zero.

The footage is similar to when gromit went up there for a slice of Stilton.
Funding - it ain't cheap to do it and the general populace wasn't that interested anymore. A bit like going to Benidorm, I guess.
 












birthofanorange

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My nephew, who has recently been diagnosed with level 1 autism (aspergers), is a genuine flat earth believer. He is a sucker for several other conspiracy theories too.
The affinity towards one, tends to lead to an affinity for many others. It seems more like a coping mechanism, rather than an inherent belief in them. At least, that how it appears to me, having spent (too much) time on those pages.
 


Greg Bobkin

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May 22, 2012
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Funding - it ain't cheap to do it and the general populace wasn't that interested anymore. A bit like going to Benidorm, I guess.
But it's not like they can get a refund, so then what?

And the flat earthers - what's in it for them if they were ever proved correct?
 






BadFish

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Oct 19, 2003
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But it's not like they can get a refund, so then what?

And the flat earthers - what's in it for them if they were ever proved correct?
I think the psychology of conspiracy theories is a feeling of superiority over the sheeples.

Those Facebook sites have lots of memes about how great they feel when another 'conspiracy theory' comes true and how the doubters are shown up.
 


beorhthelm

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Jul 21, 2003
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i feel sorry for those that want to believe we didn't land on the moon. one of if not the greatest feat of technology and science dismissed. instead believe in fake film crews and nonsense someone with zero technical background or evidence tells them looks a bit wrong. similar to those, often fellow travellers, that would believe aliens bulit the pyramids, another great feat of engineering. it's like they fear the technology or abilty of us to achieve such things.
 




Jackthelad

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Mar 31, 2010
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My 6 year old loves the moon landing and tells me all about it, so that's good enough for me. Even if it was fake or at least some of the footage was fake, it really did boost morale. I do think it happened though. I would always urge people to stay a million miles away from conspiracy theories, even if some of them are true, the rabbit hole is bleak and you gain nothing from it but extreme nihilism or worse.
 


Greg Bobkin

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May 22, 2012
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I think the psychology of conspiracy theories is a feeling of superiority over the sheeples.

Those Facebook sites have lots of memes about how great they feel when another 'conspiracy theory' comes true and how the doubters are shown up.
But surely conspiracy theories DON'T come true, because they are a load of shite in the first place? ???
 


abc

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Jan 6, 2007
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The best one is the flat earth society.....with members around the globe :facepalm:

When you look out to sea on a calm day, you can see why sailors used to think that if they sailed to the horizon they would fall of the edge. Still baffles me a bit to think the world is a sphere not flat at moments like that.
(Ps. i know it’s not really flat!)
 




Hamilton

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Jul 7, 2003
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For the conspiracy theorists on here, NSC is not real. It’s a government project designed to get you to share your true feelings online. Your actions are being tracked and you are being watched. @Bozza does not exist and spelt backwards is close to azab which is Arabic for ‘doom’.
 




Bakero

Languidly clinical
Oct 9, 2010
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Almería
But surely conspiracy theories DON'T come true, because they are a load of shite in the first place? ???

I'm no conspiracy theorist but there are numerous examples of ones that have been proven not to be a load of shite, most of which involve US government agencies:

MKUltra, Gulf of Tonkin, Cointel, Northwoods, birds not being real and plenty of other shady CIA shenanigans for a start.
 






Iggle Piggle

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Happy Exile

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Apr 19, 2018
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One of my closest mates has gone a route from having a healthy and justified scepticism of political spin and the media all the way down to now full-blown conspiracy theorist. For him nothing can just happen, it has to be part of a bigger story and controlled by some kind of poorly-defined global entity that's enslaving us all. He sends me links from time to time, usually to Twitter posts, that I find staggering anyone intelligent could believe, but just looking at those half a dozen posts has been picked up by the Twitter algorithm and now my entire feed is wall to wall craziness.
 


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