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Originally Posted by Northchild
Delusions don't do anything to help your life circumstances or your emotional well-being. At least with conspiracy theories, you get a chance to talk about whatever brand of crazy you're selling with like-minded people, maybe even someone will bring chips and dip to the party along with the tinfoil hats.  |
Classic. Just classic! LOL
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Originally Posted by BirdDancer
This is an interesting question! I liked the answers, too.
It amazes me, though, how so many people buy into crazy conspiracy theories. The Russians seem to know that very well. And yet, this year we've heard some pretty wild news and behavior that will surely make for some amazingly entertaining history for generations to come. I've heard writers, actors, and directors say their ideas sometimes don't even compare to the "reality TV" we watch/read every week.
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I think this has an element of truth. I suspect some producers get their ideas in this way too by watching that “reality TV”.
As far as conspiracy theorists go, my next door neighbor thinks it was a hologram when the jet crashed into the twin towers. He believes that it never happened. Another believes that there were workers spraying on purpose a highly flammable substance within each building to aid in the destruction of those same towers by the jet that crashed into it.
Are these delusions? Or not?
It is interesting that the same next door neighbor thinks that same hologram technology will be used by the government to stage a false invasion by alien beings in flying saucers. This person also told me that one night he caught a couple aliens and their “handler” rummaging through his kitchen drawers. He chased them out of his kitchen.
Now tell me, are any of these delusions? Or just strange beliefs? Can the meaning and belief behind his hallucination be also considered a delusion? I believe that he believes in what he told me. There also are many on the Internet who believes in these same things. I do not know what to make of this. Unfortunately, there are disingenuous people with no scruples on the Internet making money off of these unfortunate souls.