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Religious Belief And Conspiracy Theory.
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I'm not talking about your average, liberal, God believer so I'll get that out of the way first.
Im talking about the evangelicals and fundamentalists.....
There seems to be a similar mindset between the conspiracy theorists and fundamental religious believers (Whether it be Christians, Muslims or others)
At the moment, we have the Covid deniers with their ideas that Covid is a scam designed so that the 'Elites' (whoever they are...Bill Gates etc) can take over and depopulate the world. Or inject us all with a microchip. Or enslave us all or whatever (Plus agenda 21, Georgia Guide stones etc)
Then we have the Fundy's who believe that we are in the end times and we will all receive the Marl of the Beast...666, Armageddon is upon us, Satan is let loose, 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse and so on.
Not all conspiracy theorists are religious
Not all religious are conspiracy theorists.
But there does seem to be a lot of overlap in the way of thinking.
Are conspiracy theorist drawn to these ideas in the same way that the religious fundamentalists are drawn to THEIR way of thinking?
Just throwing this out for discussion...
Thanks.
Im talking about the evangelicals and fundamentalists.....
There seems to be a similar mindset between the conspiracy theorists and fundamental religious believers (Whether it be Christians, Muslims or others)
At the moment, we have the Covid deniers with their ideas that Covid is a scam designed so that the 'Elites' (whoever they are...Bill Gates etc) can take over and depopulate the world. Or inject us all with a microchip. Or enslave us all or whatever (Plus agenda 21, Georgia Guide stones etc)
Then we have the Fundy's who believe that we are in the end times and we will all receive the Marl of the Beast...666, Armageddon is upon us, Satan is let loose, 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse and so on.
Not all conspiracy theorists are religious
Not all religious are conspiracy theorists.
But there does seem to be a lot of overlap in the way of thinking.
Are conspiracy theorist drawn to these ideas in the same way that the religious fundamentalists are drawn to THEIR way of thinking?
Just throwing this out for discussion...
Thanks.
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you're basically saying that people dont have free will or a mind to think with.
I have an addictive personality but I KNOW that I have an addictive personality. And Knowing that I can accommodate it into my life.
Having red hair (something that I have no control over) is another thing..
TBF, I think I know what you're saying now.
you're basically saying that people dont have free will or a mind to think with.
I have an addictive personality but I KNOW that I have an addictive personality. And Knowing that I can accommodate it into my life.
Having red hair (something that I have no control over) is another thing..
TBF, I think I know what you're saying now.
no, I don't think there's a connection. People believe what they want. I believe that dingos exist, but I've never see none.
There's a story here about one QAnon devotee. She compares Manhattan to Nazi Germany, won't wear a mask except at the grocer's, believes there's a video of Hillary Clinton committing murder, and she enjoys the sense of community of her fellow devotees. You'll find such thinking on AB - those who use the word EURRS or fill posts with clippings from Breitbart. But she's not religious; her faith is in QAnon.
https:/ /www.ny times.c om/2021 /01/17/ technol ogy/qan on-meme -queen. html
It's a great read, in its odd way.
There's a story here about one QAnon devotee. She compares Manhattan to Nazi Germany, won't wear a mask except at the grocer's, believes there's a video of Hillary Clinton committing murder, and she enjoys the sense of community of her fellow devotees. You'll find such thinking on AB - those who use the word EURRS or fill posts with clippings from Breitbart. But she's not religious; her faith is in QAnon.
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It's a great read, in its odd way.
The beliefs of fundamentalists Christian are based on the Bible. This is no conspiracy theory it has been there for everyone to read for many hundreds of years.
Conspiracy theories are advanced and promoted by attention seekers and fantasists. There have always been nutters around but in the pre Internet age they were easier to ignore.
The Internet gives such people almost unlimited oxygen to spread their delusion and lies.
I have a work colleague who lives and breathes conspiracy theories. Conversations with him are a challenge.
People no longer want to accept a simple, straightforward answer to any accident or catastophe. There has to be some hidden hand behind it. My colleague is not in the slightest bit religious by the way
Conspiracy theories are advanced and promoted by attention seekers and fantasists. There have always been nutters around but in the pre Internet age they were easier to ignore.
The Internet gives such people almost unlimited oxygen to spread their delusion and lies.
I have a work colleague who lives and breathes conspiracy theories. Conversations with him are a challenge.
People no longer want to accept a simple, straightforward answer to any accident or catastophe. There has to be some hidden hand behind it. My colleague is not in the slightest bit religious by the way
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