tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post6941985511150494355..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Why Do We Like Conspiracies?Linda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-68449246520245486642010-01-06T09:26:12.953-05:002010-01-06T09:26:12.953-05:00Did you all know that lee Harvey Oswald's tax ...Did you all know that lee Harvey Oswald's tax returns are still classified.<br /><br />Whatyagottosay about that Raffel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-25979861529794163112010-01-05T23:42:57.136-05:002010-01-05T23:42:57.136-05:00Maybe conspiracy theories are a way to try on dist...Maybe conspiracy theories are a way to try on distrust like a set of disposable clothes. They teach us something about our need to trust while letting us pretend not to.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-39888826275650401382010-01-05T12:43:05.161-05:002010-01-05T12:43:05.161-05:00You have to leave room for coincidence, too. But a...You have to leave room for coincidence, too. But as Keith says, stupidity often plays a role.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-68951701022911767252010-01-05T11:39:26.577-05:002010-01-05T11:39:26.577-05:00Tom, I worked in DC for four years. If the choice ...Tom, I worked in DC for four years. If the choice for an explanation is between conspiracy and stupidity, put your money on the latter.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-76691300896025236532010-01-05T11:22:46.495-05:002010-01-05T11:22:46.495-05:00I agree that some find comfort in conspiracies bec...I agree that some find comfort in conspiracies because they give a kind of twisted order to chaos. Paranoia can also be a way to embrace victimhood, since there are all those powerful evil entities running the world and we're helpless against them.<br /><br />Gotta go work on my foil hat now.Cricket McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786996969148417569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-44350768295545418512010-01-05T09:19:23.607-05:002010-01-05T09:19:23.607-05:00I think you're right about conspiracies being ...I think you're right about conspiracies being a way for people to accept and process events they don't understand. The chaos concept is hard for some people. It may be why we have religion too.L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-73742431134459236812010-01-05T09:15:05.250-05:002010-01-05T09:15:05.250-05:00They certainly make for good reading and good writ...They certainly make for good reading and good writing. But I prefer to be a little trusting in my own life, so as not to go too crazy.<br /><br />Michele<br /><a href="http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">SouthernCityMysteries</a>JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-11583348942963705852010-01-05T08:35:37.943-05:002010-01-05T08:35:37.943-05:00I think you're right about the appeal of consp...I think you're right about the appeal of conspiracies...it gives us the feeling that we're not sure who we can trust. And that paranoid feeling isn't something we ordinarily experience (at least, most of us don't!)<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com