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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Conspiracy theories are often viewed with skepticism because they contrast with institutional analysis of historical or current events, and are not supported by conclusive evidence. The term is therefore often used dismissively in an attempt to characterize a belief as outlandishly false and held by a person judged to be a crank or a group confined to the lunatic fringe. Such characterization is often the subject of dispute due to its possible unfairness and inaccuracy. In the late 20th and early 21st century, conspiracy theories have become commonplace in mass media, which has contributed to conspiracism emerging as a cultural phenomenon. Belief in conspiracy theories has therefore become a topic of interest for sociologists, psychologists and experts in folklore. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  mtv.com 105px x 140px | 5.70kB [source page] Weerd Science Conspiracy Theories w Out Mel Gibson  l.yimg.com 70px x 93px | 7.10kB [source page] from 9 11 Truth Investigating the Conspiracy Theories From Yahoo Image Search: "conspiracy theories"  blogs.telegraph.co.uk unknown Fri, 22 May 2009 10:29:46 GM If you listened to Today, you know Nadine Dorries has her own particular take on the MPs' expenses revelations. Here's the alternative view being put around by the folk in the Labour Whips' office: it's all a . conspiracy. engineered by ...  iran.whyweprotest.net NewsFeed hu, 02 Jul 2009 17:30:09 GM The Islamic Republic has been busy in three main ways since the presidential elections of June 12. Rejecting charges that the result - a 63% vote for incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - was the result of fraud, the regime organized a ...  attuworld.com Mike ue, 30 Jun 2009 11:33:37 GM Kurt Cobain. A list of ten celebrity deaths that have captured the attention, and imagination, of . conspiracy. theorists the world over. Share/Save/Bookmark. From Google Blog Search: "conspiracy theories"  news.google.com Bleacher Report Lately, I have heard many interesting theories . The most recent one has to do with USC not playing Notre Dame in November at South Bend, Ind. USC is afraid ... and more » news.google.com Washington Post Few events in modern military history have spawned as many conspiracy theories as Israel's attack on a US Navy spy ship, the Liberty, ... In the 'Washington Post,' no less Mondoweiss all 6 news articles » news.google.com GlobalPost So far the prosecutor has said that it will be introduced. and, as far as the rest of ur crack conspiracy theories go - please take it to other sites where ... and more » From Google News Search: "conspiracy theories" Conspiracy theories and the New World Order? Q. As the title may suggest, I've heard about the New World order, and I also heard that it's a conspiracy theory, but that's about all I know. Does anybody know anything about it? Best answer to the best explanation. Asked by Gavvy Wolf-Kidd - Sat Feb 28 04:31:47 2009 - - 6 Answers - 1 Comments A. This is NOT a theory. If you go ask any Christian pastor or Jewish clergy they will tell you about this. It is for told of a One World Gov, One World Currency and the Mark of the Beast which could possibly be the RFID chip. The current situation that the WORLD and US is in is a precursor to the Rapture and the end of the world. Answered by kevinarmstrong81 - Tue Mar 3 12:59:41 2009 Are some conspiracy theories really better than official news? Q. I notice that in western civilization we are conditioned by the news agencies to ignore conspiracy theories. And yet conspiracy theories are often far more consistent than corporate news bulletins. At least they have a case that they want you to study. Conspiracies in this modern world are quite common. For example, every war is directed from top secret locations. That is a conspiracy of a kind. Every official report comes from largely unaccountable sources with very little comeback. Rarely is a news item looked at from both sides in the same depth etc. In some ways the media corporations are just exaggerating things anyway. That's a conspiracy of a kind. So I give credit to conspiracy theorists, especially if they are well researched. Asked by democracynow - Sat Sep 16 17:34:32 2006 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments A. What about all the investigative journalism over the years that, yes, may produce good documentary TV, but has also helped to put criminals behind bars, as well as free others who have been wrongly accused. Would those be considered conspiracy theories, because they either reject the official judgement, or reject the witness statements of so called "experts"? For example, the 50 year rule, whereby classified information can be revealed after an event often confirms what some truth seeking group may have have always asserted, despite being refuted by the government at the time. We must always ask questions, read between the lines and keep an open mind. Don't blindly accept the spoon fed official line as the single only truth. They can and… [cont.] Answered by eighth_square - Sun Sep 17 16:55:08 2006 What are the conspiracy theories surrounding Dale Earnhardt's death?
Q. First let me say I mean this with no disrespect. I am writing a paper on conspiracy theories and American popular culture and someone suggested I look into this but I don't know much about NASCAR except for the names of a couple drivers. Thanks for any help you can offer Asked by monicabrown37 - Wed Nov 15 11:21:18 2006 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments A. I follow nascar and motorsports in general and I have never heard any conspiracy theories surrounding Dale Sr's death. However, I have heard conspiracy theories about Aryton Senna's death in Formula 1. Wikipedia has some information on this and google, etc may give you some more info. I am interested in other non-racing related conspiracies and the ones surrounding Senna are vague at best. An easy paper topic may be the Freemasons or Yale's Skull and Bones or the Council on Foreign Relations. Wikipedia can give you a wealth of information on these in fractions of a second. Answered by Matt M - Wed Nov 15 13:09:09 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "conspiracy theories" |
