Quote Originally Posted by delusionsofNORMALity
i don't really see anything wrong with conspiracy theorists. for the most part it's just fanciful imaginings and paranoid delusions, but from time to time they uncover some hidden truth or bit of forgotten information and they always keep us questioning the veracity of those we have placed in power. the only problems are those of their followers who allow their childish naivete, blind hatred and impotent rage to override their common sense. these are the folks who see only conspiracies and blind themselves to any possibility that something might actually be as it seems. though they are more irritating than dangerous, there is always the possibility of taking such a stance too far. that certainty that they are one of the few who see the true nature of their surroundings is born of the same mentality that assured such men as stalin and hitler of their superiority. after all, we all want to be special and some prefer to maintain an illusion of superiority rather than admit that they are just like the rest of us, struggling to understand those things over which we have no control. some men find that illusion in religion, some find it in the battle for wealth or power, some find it by despising all those who they see as having power over them and ridiculing those that don't share their beliefs.
:hippy:
You make a good point.