# What's the craziest thing you absolutely 100% believe? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 9, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368 "2014-06-09T00:25:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/41 "2014-06-09T13:07:48Z")
I believe that subtle differences in magnetic fields at different times of the year have subtle effects on developing fetal brains, and that there are, in fact, slight personality tendencies that are common among people born at the same time of year… so that’d be kind-of sort-of astrology. There have been too many coincidences in my life to be ignored. I seriously dated five guys before I met my husband, and they had two birthdays between them, and those two birthdays were two weeks apart. There were six “nice guys” who wouldn’t take no for an answer and got explosively angry when I didn’t cooperate, and they were all born in the same month. My husband’s ex-wife and I share a birthday. All my gay guy friends were born in the same month–four of them. All my close female friends have birthdays in one of two (widely separated) months. I’m not saying, I’m just saying, you know? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/42 "2014-06-09T13:27:32Z")
I believe in [Hanlon’s Razor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor). “Never attribute to malice what can easily be explained by incompetence.” But that’s not the fallacy. I believe that people can and will equate Hanlon’s Razor with common sense. Then I read about the Sandy Hook Deniers and realize such belief is folly. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/43 "2014-06-09T13:41:45Z")
I believe the US economy is deliberately tuned to keep the middle class in as much debt as possible ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/44 "2014-06-09T13:43:40Z")
That a host of medical problems plaguing us these days, from peanut allergies to ADHD to cancer to high cholesterol are the fault of the processed food industry, with an emphasis on the processed grains, and that if people bought their own ingredients, made their own food, and saved the sugar for dessert, we’d all live to be… well, healthier and older. That every piece of information we send via the internet is being monitored, scanned and tracked by somebody. The vast majority of somebodies don’t give a rip about the vast majority of what we send, but the potential for abuse is out there. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/45 "2014-06-09T13:43:55Z")
> [@Winston\_Smith](#): > > I believe the US economy is deliberately tuned to keep the middle class in as much debt as possible And its all organized by the freemasons:eek:(just kidding:p). ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/46 "2014-06-09T13:56:05Z")
> [@Mr.Nylock](#): > > And its all organized by the freemasons:eek:(just kidding:p). …and I’m _still_ waiting for my share of the Templar Fortune. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/47 "2014-06-09T13:58:52Z")
Mine were in the [previous thread of this nature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=638634&page=2) (along with **Smapti’s** ). ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/48 "2014-06-09T14:27:37Z")
I believe we paint our reality with our thoughts - that what we strongly fear or dream will be manifested in some way in our future. I also believe Mick Jagger, when he said " You can’t always get what you want but if you try sometime, you find you get what you need". ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/49 "2014-06-09T14:35:23Z")
Christopher Cross (_Sailing_) murdered Bonnie Lee Bakley in 2001, framing Robert Blake for the murder. ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/50 "2014-06-09T18:16:20Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Christopher Cross (_Sailing_) murdered Bonnie Lee Bakley in 2001, framing Robert Blake for the murder. Unless this is a whoosh (it MUST be!) I’m really intrigued by this one… ---
**Author:** ![cococ173](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@cococ173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cococ173)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/51 "2014-06-09T18:55:55Z")
All jokes are written by prisoners! ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/52 "2014-06-09T19:10:08Z")
There is a giant wheel somewhere that is spun daily to determine the amount that a gallon of gas will rise or fall in price. If you dream about falling and hit the ground you will actually die. When you dream of someone at the same time they dream of you, you share the same dream. In restaurants that refill the ketchup bottles on the tables, there is a layer of sludge at the bottom of the bottles that is hardened ketchup dating back to when the restaurant opened. People in “native” cultures actually speak perfect English in their homes and put on the whole native act when tourists are around. ---
**Author:** ![spifflog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/53 "2014-06-09T19:11:49Z")
I’m certain I’ve seen this thread before. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/54 "2014-06-09T19:13:35Z")
99.99% of all statistics are made up on the spot. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/55 "2014-06-09T19:32:57Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I believe I’ll have another. Nothin’ crazy 'bout that! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![spifflog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/56 "2014-06-09T19:42:52Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > 99.99% of all statistics are made up on the spot. I’d like a cite for that. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/57 "2014-06-09T20:26:37Z")
> [@spifflog](#): > > I’d like a cite for that. Sure, 1. [http://www.tias.com/stores/globe/thumbs/02287a.jpg](http://www.tias.com/stores/globe/thumbs/02287a.jpg) 2. [http://images.cloud.worthpoint.com/w...a827407922.jpg](http://images.cloud.worthpoint.com/w...a827407922.jpg) 3. [http://www.skinnerinc.com/full/927/872927.jpg](http://www.skinnerinc.com/full/927/872927.jpg) 4. [http://www.art-prints-on-demand.com/...g\_tiger\_hi.jpg](http://www.art-prints-on-demand.com/...g_tiger_hi.jpg) 5. [http://gallery.myff.org/gallery/1342](http://gallery.myff.org/gallery/1342)…-images-02.jpg 6. [http://prints-4-u.com/store/images/F...1431805101.jpg](http://prints-4-u.com/store/images/F...1431805101.jpg) 7. [http://img.antiquesreporter.com.au/110626BNSY/388.jpg](http://img.antiquesreporter.com.au/110626BNSY/388.jpg) 8. [http://liveimages.quicksales.com.au/...adcolor=ffffff](http://liveimages.quicksales.com.au/...adcolor=ffffff) 9. [http://movieart.net/wp-content/uploa...africa-1sh.jpg](http://movieart.net/wp-content/uploa...africa-1sh.jpg) 10…[http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/k...oks\_003-63.png](http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/k...oks_003-63.png) 10. [http://storage.canalblog.com/22/68/119589/21241443.jpg](http://storage.canalblog.com/22/68/119589/21241443.jpg) 11. [http://img.carters.com.au/134770-tn.jpg](http://img.carters.com.au/134770-tn.jpg) 12. [R. S. Johnson Fine Art](http://rsjohnsonfineart.com/wp-conte...er-213x213.jpg) 13. [http://www.antiquated.co.uk/producti...23lion1\_th.jpg](http://www.antiquated.co.uk/producti...23lion1_th.jpg) 14. [http://www.christies.com/lotfinderim.../d1995873r.jpg](http://www.christies.com/lotfinderim.../d1995873r.jpg) 15. [http://storage.canalblog.com/45/07/119589/74167850.jpg](http://storage.canalblog.com/45/07/119589/74167850.jpg) 16. [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500\_AA300\_.jpg](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg) 17. [http://storage.canalblog.com/79/17/1...69752062\_p.jpg](http://storage.canalblog.com/79/17/1...69752062_p.jpg) 18. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpainti...r-a-stag-68354](http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpainti...r-a-stag-68354) 19. [artvalue.com](http://www.artvalue.com/image.aspx?PHOTO_ID=2978976) 20. [http://img.antiquesreporter.com.au/120527BNSY/168.jpg](http://img.antiquesreporter.com.au/120527BNSY/168.jpg) 21. [http://s017.radikal.ru/i412/1111/d4/d0f7f24c0398.jpg](http://s017.radikal.ru/i412/1111/d4/d0f7f24c0398.jpg) 22. [http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/8...zelion1ky1.jpg](http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/8...zelion1ky1.jpg) 23. [http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/7...zelion1bb1.jpg](http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/7...zelion1bb1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/58 "2014-06-09T20:33:10Z")
I don’t think I have a 100% belief in anything. Crazy, huh? ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/59 "2014-06-09T20:59:20Z")
As a culture, we are as weird about food as the Victorians were about sex, and future anthropologists will write books deconstructing our weird food fetishes, obsessions, phobias, and rituals. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368/60 "2014-06-09T21:00:18Z")
ISTM that some people are confusing this thread with [this one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=719350). For me, off the top of my head, it would probably be my belief that most of the supposed characteristics of the “finer things in life”, whether art (including classical, and not just modern), fine wine and other expensive liquors, cigars, and so on, are either non-existent or widely blown out of proportion and are almost entirely delusions and hype. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368.md?page=4)