What do you guys think causes this phenomenon? Study: "Fact-based counterarguments to conspiracy beliefs DO NOT WORK"

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[–]jagworms 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Many many theories that are bullshit are made up just to muddy the waters and drag down the theories that are true. The moon landing was fake, so they conflate that with flat earthers, which is preposterous. 9/11 was an inside job and controlled demolition, so they conflate that with space lasers and nuclear nonsense, or assert that even the airplanes were fake.
A conspiracy theorist who is not discerning in what theories they latch onto will be susceptible to propaganda.

[–]Site_rly_sux[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

No, the conspiracy theorists who believe in the things you listed believe them just as sincerely as you believe in your fake theories too.

How you look at a flat earther. Is how normal people look at you.

You believe in fake theories about 9/11 and the moon landing. Other people are pointing at you and saying "ignore jagworms, he doesn't really think that crazy shit about the moon landing and 9/11 - his lies are made up just to muddy the waters and drag down the theories that are true"

[–]jagworms 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

It's not belief that makes any of these things true, it's facts.

I don't mind 'normal' people thinking I'm weird. Most people believe the lies about 9/11 and think we went to Iraq for revenge for something they did to US. All lies.

[–]Site_rly_sux[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Bruh omg every word could be said by the flat earther you look down on. How did you not see that

"It's not belief that makes space lasers true, it's facts. Most people want to believe the lies about the world being round. All lies"

Actually the EXACT same method of analysis and logical positivism is how we prove the world is round and how we prove you're wrong about your fake 9/11 conspiracies

[–]jagworms 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I agree, the world is round.
Unfortunately, you believe lies about 9/11. 3 controlled demolitions happened that day. The planes were real, but the buildings were rigged to drop.

[–]Site_rly_sux[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

3 controlled demolitions happened that day. The planes were real, but the buildings were rigged to drop.

No, thats a fake to muddy the water

[–]jagworms 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

OK. What's real then?

[–]Site_rly_sux[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thats what the conspiritards ask. Asking that question is how you ended up in this mess, because someone answered it with some paranoid bullshit.

The correct thing to do is to clear your mind of pre-conceptions about a conspiracy and research the topic from scratch

[–]JewsAreOfColor 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Or maybe you could just accept the fact that everything you violently label as a “conspiracy theory“ to justify bullying people on behalf of the oligarchy is actually true.