I think one more reason why people tend to believe so much in conspiracy theories is that they find explanations for complex things that are hard to understand due to their complexities. Conspiracy theories simplify issues and thus often seem logical, if one stops thinking further. When they arrive at the point of having understood something that makes sense in their eyes, they feel lofty about the others who do not understand ;). They are unaware that they have fallen into a trap and in principle have understood nothing. And since they feel sublime there is hardly a way to reasonably discuss with them.
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Yes, that's a point I've raised before. I'm often left just wide-mouthed at the ridiculously simple views these people have. I don't really have anything else to add to this, you've summed it up very eloquently!
As well as the frustration I feel, I think there's some sympathy in there for them as well. It just seems a shame that they've essentially given up, they no longer seem to want to challenge themselves, and just as you say, feel very good about themselves for having understood their conspiracy.
It's a problem though in my eyes, it only serves to divide people as opposed to unite them.
Yes you are right - it doesn't unite people ..they get divided by different opinions over their theories. It doesn't bring a change in the system that is needed and in which we all agree..I think. But there is nothing you can do...maybe one or the other wakes up one day from his wake up trip ;). This hope applies to all fanatical closed minded people who are there in every imaginable direction.
Also, there is this: when governments, not only deceive, but confuse their publics, the publics, wanting to know the truth as they should but having nothing much to go on, feel themselves caught up in machinations of the powers that be; it is easy to go from here to foolish conspiracy theories.
A very good point. There's no denying that our governments want to keep the truth of what they are doing from us. It's a shame really though that these people end up shutting themselves off from the world around them.