Conspiracy theories

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My friend listens to these stupid conspiracy theories on youtube about really stupid ■■■■, he is not mentally ill though he is just stupid, if i was unwell it would make me really sick listening to that crap. its all bull ■■■■ to me now tbh go spread your lies somewhere else i say. stick to whats real. common knowledge, and not something your ass spat out

If my head was a bucket of water you wouldn’t want to fill it with dirt would you?, you’d want it to be pure and clear and nourishing, all i am saying is try and keep a clear head, dont fill it with anything other than pure clean water bc that is not a good place to be, let it refresh you and enrich you, the life giving waters that we need.

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Common knowledge in the 1950s was that smoking is healthy. Doctors prescribed it even.

Guess what. Popular wisdom is not always true.

There is nothing about an opinion being popular that makes it informed. It is just the herd chasing itself. Appeal to popularity is a logical fallacy.

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I used to believe a few conspiracy theories, for a while actually. I have a hard time believing them now. However, I can still understand the view that public knowledge can be very different from what actually goes on in the world.

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yeah i realise not everything is as it seems sometimes but i think its good to stick to the facts, if that turns out to be different later then so be it but its more about filling our heads with positive, nourishing thoughts rather than be consumed by things like conspiracy theories, Mel Gibsons film about it shows what can happen to someone obsessed by it and he was really mixed up, dont let that be you is all i am saying.

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Tell him to put the tin foil hat down and step away :joy:

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lol, like idk how anyone could believe that the world is flat, i mean that is beyond ludacris and i’m like why are you telling me? why are you trying to tell me that everything i have learnt in my life is wrong? its just stupid and if i was not doing well then it could have a bad effect on my mental health.

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My bf is quite into conspiracies for example covid being released by gvt. Etc :woman_facepalming:t2: I’m like dude you know I have psychosis right, I’d rather not hear it :joy:

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Common knowledge used to be the that the world was flat. That’s why people need to use logical metrics besides popularity to evaluate their beliefs. They might be being steered into ignorance.

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Conspiracy theories are for suckers.
Everyone knows the only conspiracy that’s real is “Australia is a hoax”.
Australia doesn’t exist, and anyone claiming to be Australian or having been there, is just an actor hired by the UN to keep up the ruse.

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Well, in my mind it is corresponding to the ‘big brother’ or ‘the beast’ or ‘new world order’ or even microchips in my hand …
Written in the Bible and spoken of by our president – I don’t spend much time thinking of it, however I do see vived Imagery of it and feel brainwashing from it …
I’m not stupid.
I just feel like there’s more people like me but I’m the only one with the balls to mention anything about it…

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I’m not talking about delusions cause thats a symptom of our illness, i’m talking about people who are sane spouting falsehoods which can mess with other peoples heads and actually cause delusions,

delusions are not conspiracy theories, i dont want anyone trying to pretend that they know the real way of things, when they should be focusing on spreading love and happiness, its probably a power trip of some kind.

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Is this a bad time to admit that I really like watching car chases and racing videos?

:grin:

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Politics are predicated on oversimplifying the message of “unity” and “peace” in an attempt to sway voters. It’s basically “kum ba ya everyone should be equal therefore communism is good”, or something similar.

The message of “love and happiness” is often twisted and subverted for the power monopoly.

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Spreading conspiracy theories to the mentally ill is detrimental to our recovery, Love and happiness on the other hand is something that should be encouraged to help & promote a better society which in turn would help prevent mental illness from rearing its head in the first place,

If we could all fill our buckets with refreshing water then we would no longer be drinking from swamps, in other words, spread love and kindness instead.

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I agree on some points. the 5G thing is pure hogwash. HOWEVER, I dont believe that all conspiracies are false. You gotta do your own independent research thorough reputable sources, thats the key

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Who here is doing that? No one.

If you’re talking about demagogues in general who deal in conspiracy, you are literally asking for full spectrum censorship on what can and can’t be broadcasted. “Ministry of Truth” level activity there.

Mentally ill people aren’t being forced to look at conspiracy stuff. They do it on their own accord. You can’t just censor the entire web and remove all semblance of conspiracy. That in itself is a conspiracy also.

That won’t cure mental illness, either. Vague notions of “love and happiness” don’t cure brain damage.

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idk if anyone on here has spoken about conspiracy theories before but i was talking about a friend of mine who is not unwell but tries to push his stupid theories on me,

i am trying to warn people of the dangers of these things,

as far as censorship goes, I cant tell people what to do I can only advise them,

and i dont see the harm in spreading love and happiness, thinking positively and being kind to each other is a good thing, nothing vague about it.

zwolf, I was talking more about the ■■■■■■■■ stories people make up, its a bit like fake news in a way only more sinister, not talking about anything that is proven.

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