Conspicacy Theories - Are You a Believer Or a Skeptic?

I'm also a nonbeliever. I think conspiracy theories are for people who are somewhat paranoid. My pothead ex-boyfriend believed in conspiracy theories. My friend's current botfriend believes that 9/11 was a conspiracy by our government. I'm just like...wow, dude

I'm selective about which ones I believe. For me it all boils down to the amount of proof, and the quality of the proof. Most of the time I think conspiracy theorists are just trying to stir up things to make a buck. But every once in a while, one comes along that makes me think. Interesting topic!

I am a big time conspicacy beleiver, but I don't trust anyone any ways, LOL. I think I am not a beleiver, I just think, no strike that, I know there is always many sides to a story and people many times will hide things to clean it up a bit or try to fill in missing blanks. Plus I like going with against the given story and keep on questioning.

I'm a skeptic, and I think everyone should be. Occams razor tells us that the simplest explanation is probably the correct explanation. Why believe in something so fanciful that cannot be proven and is only harbored on the internet? I think there is another question we have to ask, "Why do people WANT to believe in conspiracies?" I think its because people want to feel special. They want to think they know something that someone else doesn't, or that they "uncovered" something important and dubious. It makes them feel better. Lets be honest, what are the chances some nut on the internet found sources, on the internet, that uncover a giant conpiracy that was supposedly hidden? It wouldn't be hidden then, not much of a conspiracy of all that info is out. Not to mention if there were a giant hidden conspiracy, why does it only show up on the internet? People on the net are the kind of people you want to trust for real information on stuff like that? Lets not forget that critical thinking is more important on the internet than anywhere else.