At my semi-new job, I have a wonderful friend that is a conspiracy theorist. We have had many disagreements about the validity of his theories, and I am never closer to being convinced. The biggest problem with their logic is their idea of what 'proof' is. I ask them for a 'reputable' source from any type of media, and they can only show me stuff that other conspiracy theorists 'know' via their research. They say that there can't be proof from the media because the media are controlled by the bankers. Am I just to trust little tiny coincidences that 'make sense' in their minds? I don't believe that a group of people can be that smart or powerful enough to control the world that they suggest. The way the conspiracy theorists describe these controlling figures you'd think they were Gods or something. The bankers don't make mistakes (except for the few little things that don't add up that the omniscient theorists can see as blatant proof, but normal people can't). How depressing their lives must be; to think that we have no power over our lives and that we can't beat them except by overthrowing the federal reserve (a helpful institution).
Oh well, I guess I'll just keep trying to convince him.
Cheers.
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