What conspiracy theories do you believe?

[sleeepy2]

I have known people who believe in the Loch Ness monster, UFO’s and alien abductions, the faked moon landing, multiple JFK shooters, the government inventing and distributing crack, Jeb Bush giving his brother Florida in 2000 and 2004, and probably others I can’t remember.

Personally, I don’t believe any of these. No passing judgement, just a friendly discussion. Does anyone believe any of these?

(really people, the Loch Ness monster??)

[av8rmike]

That there’s a conspiracy keeping people from posting in the right forum.

[Scott_Plaid]

Well, I think I am so damn brave to post this.
Believe in as being the literal truth? None. Believe in as “It’s an interesting possibility”, however, the answer is two.

First off, J.F.K. I have never read any of the literature, or saw the movie, but I have read the entirely fictious (and very entertaining) book Who Killed Kennedy, The shocking secret linking a Time Lord and a President. I also saw the episode of the Sci-fi comedy, Red Dwarf, which delt with it. As for “non-fiction”, I readUFOs, JFK, and Elvis : conspiracies you don’t have to be crazy to believe / Richard Belzer. and found the case he made was vewry convincing. However, since I am not an obsesed with it, nor do I really worry if it was true or not, I have not bothered to read anymore on the issue. from an amazon.com review:

@Ron Hogan

Best known as Detective John Munch on the hit TV series Homicide, Richard Belzer is also an accomplished standup comedian with a knack for political commentary in the tradition of Mort Sahl and Dick Gregory. In UFOs, JFK, and Elvis, he applies his analytic powers to two of the most controversial topics of the late 20th century: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and the alleged U.S. government cover-up of the existence of alien life. (The reference in the title is the book’s only substantial Elvis sighting.)
Belzer sensibly avoids pretending to have the answers, opting instead to focus on the questions themselves. Why does the Zapruder film fail to synchronize with other footage of the Kennedy shooting? What’s the real background on Lee Harvey Oswald–and who really posed for that famous backyard photo? Did NASA regularly suppress UFO sightings by Apollo and Gemini astronauts? And how about that giant face on the surface of Mars? While Belzer’s sarcastic, antiauthoritarian tone may not convince you that aliens walk among us, it’s rather difficult by book’s end to fully dismiss his belief that “history is just a collection of accepted lies” told to keep the masses in line. – --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Also, I think one other conspiracy I have heard is very intriging, (Besides the one that av8rmike proposes exists.) but this post is long enough, and I will post it later.

[Futile_Gesture]

@av8rmike

That there’s a conspiracy keeping people from posting in the right forum.

Hanlon’s Razor

[Little_Nemo]

I believe Oswald shot Kennedy, Ray shot King, and Booth shot Lincoln. I believe Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, and Tupac Shakur are all dead and Paul McCartney is alive. I believe human beings built the pyramids and went to the moon. I believe grays, sea monsters, yetis, and vampires are all fictional.

So what conspiracy theories do I give some credance to?

I think the FBI may have tampered with evidence after the JFK assassination in order to conceal the possibility they failed to investigate Oswald’s suspicious activities before the shooting.

I believe Aaron Burr was planning something.

I’m open to the possibility that Edward deVere wrote the Shakespeare plays.

[John_Kentzel-Griffin]

@sleeepy2

Does anyone believe any of these?

Sadly, the factual answer is yes, some people believe strange things.

Since GQ is for factual questions I’m going to close this. If you want to rant about people believing in strange things, open up a thread in the Pit. If you want to start a debate, you can start a thread in Great Debates.

This is closed.

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