Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

How much research have I done?

Well, lemme see.
Apart from 6 and 1/2 years of university studies earning two degrees in literature, language, history and religions, where I learned the elements and the tried and true methods of objective research, I have researched and studied my two favorite subjects - history and science.

Apart from all that, since 9/11, I have studied and researched the history and psychology of conspiracy theories.
It isn't a pretty picture.


Personality traits of conspiracy theorists

Is everyone vulnerable to conspiratorial thinking? Not necessarily.

Conspiracy theory experts have found that certain cognitive styles and personality traits might be common among people who believe in them.

According to a 2018 study, people who believe in conspiracy theories tend to show personality traits and characteristics such as:

paranoid or suspicious thinking
eccentricity
low trust in others
stronger need to feel special
belief in the world as a dangerous place (The world is that, for sure)
seeing meaningful patterns where none exist

The strongest predictor of belief in conspiracy theories, according to the study, is having a personality that falls into the spectrum of schizotypy.

Schizotypy is a set of personality traits that can range from magical thinking and dissociative states to disorganized thinking patterns and psychosis.

Examples of mental health conditions in the schizotypy spectrum include schizotypal and schizoid personality disorders and schizophrenia.

Not all schizotypy personality traits t***slate into a personality or psychiatric disorder, though.
Many people have one or two symptoms of schizotypy but don’t qualify for a full diagnosis.

Preliminary research also suggests that belief in conspiracy theories is linked to people’s need for uniqueness. The higher the need to feel special and unique, the more likely a person is to believe a conspiracy theory.

Other personality traits commonly linked to the tendency to believe or follow conspiracy theories include:

narcissism
low agreeableness
Machiavellianism
openness to experience

The link between personality traits and personal beliefs is a complex one that cannot be explained by isolating social and cultural factors.

FYI: I am well aware of the ideologies of world domination, or, as you say, the "Godless c*******t New World Order".

I am also aware that the Masons, Illuminati, Bilderburgs, Atheists, C*******ts, National Socialists, Radical Islamists, Israel, the Jews, Z*****ts, the Vatican, and Catholicism ARE NOT all part of the same group.

Ask your conspiracy theory "experts" to sort all this out for you.

kemmer

Dad owned a hardware store.

Ri-chard Loc: 23322

Loafers = Democrats

kemmer

Wannabe theocrats = GOP

Ginny_Dandy Loc: Pacific Northwest

Anyone can own a store but if they don't have the right attitude the store won't be profitable.

Ginny_Dandy Loc: Pacific Northwest

👏 Love it!!

Ginny_Dandy Loc: Pacific Northwest

"I am also aware that the Masons, Illuminati, Bilderburgs, Atheists, C*******ts, National Socialists, Radical Islamists, Israel, the Jews, Z*****ts, the Vatican, and Catholicism ARE NOT all part of the same group."

But they are all connected - whether you see it or not!

kemmer

Thank you, Ms PhD Economist.

kemmer

You forgot the Mickey Mouse Club, the Flat Earth Society, and the Pearly Gates Baptist Fellowship of Bumfuk, Alabama.

Ginny_Dandy Loc: Pacific Northwest

That's NOT a shoe!!

Ginny_Dandy Loc: Pacific Northwest

Oops, sorry, I should've included the spider web of organizations that support the takeover of America by c*******ts. But the list goes to infinity & beyond!

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Your entire world view is built on conspiracy theories,
It is no wonder you are so thoroughly deceived.

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God,
so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Hebrews 11:3

Ginny_Dandy Loc: Pacific Northwest

That isn't "research" - it's indoctrination!!!

Ginny_Dandy Loc: Pacific Northwest

I'm not the one who was brainwashed via the educational system! Seems that honor belong to you.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Since the educational system is so abhorrent to you, I gather you never attended anything resembling a school.
That much is obvious.

Your accusations are vacuous.

I was a student in public schools and a private university for a total of 19 years.
Not once, never, were we indoctrinated or brainwashed.
My university professors all held PhDs, some multiple degrees,
and they were committed to teaching us HOW to think, not what to think.
They gave us every opportunity to think for ourselves and encouraged us to do so.
The research methods we learned were time proven for applications in all disciplines.

I was trained in aviation electronics while in the navy. No indoctrination.
I earned an associate degree in fire science during my career as a firefighter. No brainwashing.
I studied and learned the principles of aeronautics and aircraft maintenance while training as a pilot
and A/P mechanic. No indoctrination.
When I trained for my Senior Parachute Rigger's license, there was no indoctrination.

But the greatest school of all is the real world,
and its greatest teacher is experience. No indoctrination. No brainwashing.

Conspiracy theories are most definitely a form of brainwashing.

Conspiracy Theory Addiction
I suggest you do something about that before you get caught with your pants down
and something big and mean gets shoved up your ass.