oohhh Karen Douglas didn't like that question at 55 minutes in........I thought she was ok until then...Must be hard knowing you are protecting liars and criminals for a living...
The very fact millions of people including professionals and architects believe 9/'11 was an inside job would suggest there is something in it no? You think they all just woke up one morning and decided to take on this highly uncomfortable belief, and speak out when it isn't the consensus view.....
... and in some cases when there isn't any evidence or when they have contradictory beliefs. Obviously it's not research into why people believe theories for which there is hard evidence to support - that would be pointless research. Also, in most cases people are not aware of evidence and are more aware of the general premise of a theory. The participants were normal students, not hardcore conspiracy theory believers.
To conclude - watch the video properly before you comment.
... She didn't say 'All conspiracy theories are...', she described them and said they 'tend to be...'
2) That people believe them because they do research and find evidence. - Good point. As she says in the lecture, sometimes they turn out to be true and conspiracy theories are a good thing because they encourage people to question the system.
However, one of the main points of interest of the research is generally why people are drawn to them in the first place before they have evidence...
Karen Douglas is a good psychologist and very nice person so please chill out and stop being so rude. Constructive criticism should not be laced with scorn.
To respond to some of points people are bringing up;
1) That here, conspiracy theories are being lumped together. - It's said quite a few times in this video that they are hard to define and that they are not all the same. Using the term generally is, for one thing, for the purpose of ease when talking about them...
False premise number one is that the initial information given to the public is true. Given that Rothschild own the news dissemination services AAP Reuters,and various other networks, how can one assume truth in the reportage in the first place. This person needs to do more research and who commissioned her study in the first place?
4.55- 'I'm not really concerned about the truth. The key question i'm asking is why people believe in alternative theories'. How about when they do deep research and find loads of evidence supporting them??
@contrafib Who's telling you that these deep research do lead to loads of evidence? Remember, those who controlled conspiracy theorist are telling them what they want to hear. Be careful when they tell you they have evidence.
I can't believe she's got all those credentials, does all that research but then just lumps everyone together just as they do in the mainstream media. What about research?? All these people don't even bother with the evidence.
There seems to be an assumption here that all conspiracy theories are false. I'm uncomfortable with that, are we to always endorse the official account?
oh dear ...rather brainwashed herself
rudyell 1 week ago
oohhh Karen Douglas didn't like that question at 55 minutes in........I thought she was ok until then...Must be hard knowing you are protecting liars and criminals for a living...
Glenmead 3 weeks ago
The very fact millions of people including professionals and architects believe 9/'11 was an inside job would suggest there is something in it no? You think they all just woke up one morning and decided to take on this highly uncomfortable belief, and speak out when it isn't the consensus view.....
Glenmead 3 weeks ago
I was there in the audience. Luckily Ian R Crane came on later so that we could hear both sides of the story.
benthejrporter 1 month ago
... and in some cases when there isn't any evidence or when they have contradictory beliefs. Obviously it's not research into why people believe theories for which there is hard evidence to support - that would be pointless research. Also, in most cases people are not aware of evidence and are more aware of the general premise of a theory. The participants were normal students, not hardcore conspiracy theory believers.
To conclude - watch the video properly before you comment.
ljpfahey 1 month ago
... She didn't say 'All conspiracy theories are...', she described them and said they 'tend to be...'
2) That people believe them because they do research and find evidence. - Good point. As she says in the lecture, sometimes they turn out to be true and conspiracy theories are a good thing because they encourage people to question the system.
However, one of the main points of interest of the research is generally why people are drawn to them in the first place before they have evidence...
ljpfahey 1 month ago
Karen Douglas is a good psychologist and very nice person so please chill out and stop being so rude. Constructive criticism should not be laced with scorn.
To respond to some of points people are bringing up;
1) That here, conspiracy theories are being lumped together. - It's said quite a few times in this video that they are hard to define and that they are not all the same. Using the term generally is, for one thing, for the purpose of ease when talking about them...
ljpfahey 1 month ago
False premise number one is that the initial information given to the public is true. Given that Rothschild own the news dissemination services AAP Reuters,and various other networks, how can one assume truth in the reportage in the first place. This person needs to do more research and who commissioned her study in the first place?
daijones101 1 month ago
4.55- 'I'm not really concerned about the truth. The key question i'm asking is why people believe in alternative theories'. How about when they do deep research and find loads of evidence supporting them??
contrafib 1 month ago
@contrafib Who's telling you that these deep research do lead to loads of evidence? Remember, those who controlled conspiracy theorist are telling them what they want to hear. Be careful when they tell you they have evidence.
2012StarShooting 1 month ago
I can't believe she's got all those credentials, does all that research but then just lumps everyone together just as they do in the mainstream media. What about research?? All these people don't even bother with the evidence.
contrafib 1 month ago
There seems to be an assumption here that all conspiracy theories are false. I'm uncomfortable with that, are we to always endorse the official account?
tomwash1 1 month ago
oh boy..first comment!..wait a minuet..is this a conspiracy?
zencat999 2 months ago