Topic: | Re:"We the Sheeple..." | |
Posted by: | Timothy Reid | |
Date/Time: | 29/05/15 14:15:00 |
There's quite a lot of academic work that has been conducted on the psychology of belief in conspiracy theorists. There's 3 nuggets that I found most interesting. Apparently most believers do not have mental health issues. Although some do the majority don't. What they do have is a major belief in that government is corrupt and they do not question that belief. They spend their time and effort in looking for ways to support that belief and will actively seek out ways to interpret findings to reinforce that belief, regardless of probability. They will also disregard anything that contradicts their belief, again regardless of probability. If you've read Kahneman's book thinking fast and slow what we are looking at is a belief held in our unconscious minds (which Kahneman calls system 1) overruling conscious logic. Rather than question a belief conspiracy theorists look for evidence to support it. However ridiculous or poor that evidence may be. It would also appear that such people are particularly uncomfortable when an event and its cause are of very different significance. The assassination of President Kennedy - a momentous event - had a trivial cause - a random, pathetic loaner. Such an important event needs a 'bigger cause'. Otherwise it 'feels'. wrong Ditto 911. There was one bit in the R4 broadcast that I found particularly entertaining and it was that these sad conspiracy theorist ascribe superhuman abilities to governments. They probably don't realise that they are doing this but they are attributing governments with amazing abilities (particle weapons, laser holograms, conspiracies to murder 1000s of people, keeping secrets perfectly). And believers can even hold beliefs when they are contradictory...the US government has managed to ensure that there has never been a single insider leak about the moon landings being a hoax but was still stupid enough to let the flag flutter in the atmosphere that shouldn't have been there. They are all rather sad and rather silly. Perhaps we should just let ourselves be mildly amused by them. There's nothing like being patronised.... |
Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
"We the Sheeple..." | 28/05/15 13:57:00 | Richard Cathcart |
Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 28/05/15 14:16:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 28/05/15 14:43:00 | John Whitworth |
Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 28/05/15 15:41:00 | Richard Cathcart |
Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 28/05/15 23:55:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 29/05/15 13:10:00 | Dave Robertson |
Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 29/05/15 13:18:00 | Sam Hearn |
Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 29/05/15 13:56:00 | Alan Clark |
Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 29/05/15 14:15:00 | Timothy Reid |
Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 29/05/15 14:34:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 29/05/15 18:07:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 29/05/15 18:39:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 29/05/15 18:48:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 29/05/15 19:07:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 29/05/15 19:33:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 29/05/15 19:42:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 30/05/15 10:16:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 30/05/15 10:20:00 | Russell Pearson |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 30/05/15 10:23:00 | Richard Greenhough |
BANG! | 30/05/15 13:30:00 | John Whitworth |
Re:BANG! | 30/05/15 13:36:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Re:Re:BANG! | 30/05/15 14:47:00 | Alan Clark |
Re:Re:Re:BANG! | 30/05/15 15:04:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Re:Re:Re:Re:BANG! | 30/05/15 17:59:00 | Alan Clark |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 31/05/15 14:37:00 | Colin Wren |
Spam | 30/05/15 11:55:00 | John Whitworth |
Re:Spam | 30/05/15 12:43:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 30/05/15 17:51:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 30/05/15 19:00:00 | Brian Coyle |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 30/05/15 20:46:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 30/05/15 21:36:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Re:MCB News | 30/05/15 22:14:00 | Richard Greenhough |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 31/05/15 10:53:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 31/05/15 11:01:00 | Russell Pearson |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 31/05/15 13:47:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 31/05/15 14:08:00 | Viv Griffiths |
Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 31/05/15 14:20:00 | Julia Kyle |
Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 31/05/15 14:28:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 31/05/15 14:34:00 | Julia Kyle |
Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 31/05/15 15:01:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 31/05/15 14:28:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 31/05/15 14:32:00 | Julia Kyle |
Dust | 31/05/15 16:02:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:Dust | 31/05/15 16:18:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Dust | 31/05/15 16:18:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 16:30:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 16:33:00 | Viv Griffiths |
Re:Dust | 31/05/15 16:58:00 | John Whitworth |
Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 16:31:00 | Julia Kyle |
Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 16:47:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 16:58:00 | Julia Kyle |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 17:08:00 | Viv Griffiths |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 17:12:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 17:24:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 17:55:00 | Viv Griffiths |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 17:41:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 18:05:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 18:20:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 18:37:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 21:36:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 22:08:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 23:04:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 23:19:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 23:38:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 23:53:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:MCB News | 01/06/15 11:06:00 | Richard Greenhough |
Re:Re:MCB News | 01/06/15 11:18:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dust | 31/05/15 18:30:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:sTEAm | 31/05/15 18:40:00 | John Whitworth |
Re:Re:sTEAm | 31/05/15 19:00:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 07/06/15 08:46:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 07/06/15 08:58:00 | Viv Griffiths |
Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 07/06/15 11:26:00 | Michael Brown |
Pseudoscience | 07/06/15 15:39:00 | John Whitworth |
Re:Pseudoscience & ray guns | 07/06/15 16:35:00 | Russell Pearson |
Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 08/06/15 19:32:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 11/06/15 22:34:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 12/06/15 14:51:00 | Timothy Reid |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 12/06/15 16:49:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 12/06/15 17:10:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 13/06/15 11:39:00 | Michael Brown |
Uncle Sam's On Mars | 13/06/15 12:08:00 | John Whitworth |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 13/06/15 12:17:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 13/06/15 12:25:00 | Russell Pearson |
Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 13/06/15 13:05:00 | John Whitworth |
Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 13/06/15 13:14:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 13/06/15 13:28:00 | Viv Griffiths |
Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 13/06/15 13:43:00 | Nigel Brooks |
Is this the reason, deep in our minds? | 13/06/15 14:42:00 | John Whitworth |
Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 13/06/15 14:49:00 | Michael Brown |
Déjà vu | 13/06/15 15:14:00 | John Whitworth |
Re:Is this the reason, deep in our minds? | 13/06/15 16:08:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:Is this the reason, deep in our minds? | 13/06/15 16:13:00 | John Whitworth |
Simon King | 13/06/15 16:32:00 | John Whitworth |
Re: the Orgone Conspiracy | 13/06/15 16:45:00 | Russell Pearson |
Re: the Orgone Conspiracy | 13/06/15 16:53:00 | John Whitworth |
"We the Sheeple..." | 13/06/15 20:14:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 13/06/15 21:08:00 | Viv Griffiths |
Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 14/06/15 07:02:00 | Russell Pearson |
Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 14/06/15 08:57:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 14/06/15 09:54:00 | Viv Griffiths |
UFO stuff | 14/06/15 10:42:00 | John Whitworth |
Re:UFO stuff | 14/06/15 11:08:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 14/06/15 17:15:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 14/06/15 19:04:00 | Russell Pearson |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 14/06/15 20:31:00 | Viv Griffiths |
Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 14/06/15 20:32:00 | John Whitworth |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 14/06/15 21:21:00 | Anne England |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 14/06/15 23:39:00 | bobby osborne |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 15/06/15 09:51:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"We the Sheeple..." | 15/06/15 12:15:00 | Russell Pearson |
Mars pictures | 15/06/15 12:50:00 | Janine Jarvis |
Re:Mars pictures | 15/06/15 14:10:00 | Russell Pearson |
Re:Mars pictures | 15/06/15 14:28:00 | Andy Pease |
The Charleston Church Shootings | 19/06/15 21:05:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 19/06/15 22:14:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 20/06/15 17:08:00 | John Whitworth |
Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 20/06/15 23:55:00 | Dave Robertson |
Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 21/06/15 00:02:00 | Russell Pearson |
Re:Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 21/06/15 16:47:00 | James Doggett |
Re:Re:Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 21/06/15 16:50:00 | James Doggett |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 22/06/15 21:19:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 01/07/15 15:25:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 01/07/15 17:48:00 | Bob Guyett |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 01/07/15 19:07:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 01/07/15 19:36:00 | Bob Guyett |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 02/07/15 10:38:00 | Brian Coyle |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 02/07/15 11:49:00 | Bob Guyett |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 02/07/15 20:05:00 | Colin Wren |
Re:Re: the Orgone Conspiracy - Cloudbusting | 02/07/15 11:26:00 | Richard Greenhough |
Hawklords | 02/07/15 11:22:00 | Richard Greenhough |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 02/07/15 19:59:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 02/07/15 21:50:00 | Alastair Banton |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 02/07/15 22:22:00 | Dave Robertson |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Charleston Church Shootings | 02/07/15 22:45:00 | Michael Brown |
Re:Kate Bush | 03/07/15 09:26:00 | Richard Greenhough |