truther psychology

I'm starting this thread so as to not sidetrack Oystein's original thread about AE9/11T membership and the ReThink911 ad campaign. I originally made this remark about the mental health of 9/11 Truthers. It was followed by a thoughtful reply from ergo, This in turn was followed by a reply...

Do conspiracy theories have a useful purpose? http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/conspiracy-theories-give-illusion-of-control-1-2235551 Useful? Believing in God helps people afraid of death. That doesn't mean there is a God. Believing in inside jobs might help troubled people feel like their...

I've just posted the following to my blog: http://wp.me/pSXPz-uW The tone is snarky, but I very much want input on making the content as close to the horrifyingly stupid reality as possible. How would you modify the chart, if at all, to add to the rich tapestry of numbskullery it portrays? Be...

There have been several political scientists, authors, and skeptics who have formulated their own opinions as to why significant percentages of the American and international public give creedence to conspiracy theories. I have looked around on the internet and could not find any real...

Some Scottish guy posted an awesome thread over at the ATS loony bin. He is promoting the banning of those with admitted mental illness, since it is being arged that places like that only re-inforce their delusional thinking. http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread595425/pg1 Some not so...

The shooting at the Pentagon illustrates something that I've long been concerned about when it comes to the truth movement. Average truthers are not dangerous, nor is the movement itself. Most truthers are what I'd call "casual believers" - the kind of people who claim there was a massive...

This is a metaphor, so I'm sure it will go right over the truthers' heads. Let's say you are a sandwich-o-phile. You love sandwiches. You obsess over sandwiches. You put sandwich-themed bumper sticker on your car. You go to sandwich rallies and carry signs. You visit sandwich websites...

It seems paranoia and seeing conspiracies in everthing goes hand in hand with mental illness- so it's no shock there are many mentally ill '9'11 truthers'. The people who hold '9/11 was an inside job' signs on street corners are no different than the Christian nuts who hold the 'Accept Jesus...

Back when my dad was a young man, in the 1940s and 50s, the cutting edge image of rebellion was the deliquent. So we got a whole slew of 'cool' movies with the cool protaganist as some sort of 'rebel'. We didn't know what they were rebelling against, but then even they admitted that they were...

It begins... obsessive paranoia due to conspiratorial thinking is now being talked about as a psychological disorder. Alas, I cannot find an electronic version of the article, only a "rebuttal" by Alex Jones cronie Chuck Baldwin. Of course, they're deeply offended, and Jones is mentioned by...

I actually had a hard time coming up with a subject line because I didn't want to categorily say that being a 9/11 truther or questioning the offical version of 9/11, will ruin you life or make you suffer extreme paranoia. That would be to much of a blanket statement. ..... But the Sean...

Someone asked my today if I can prove that alot of the truth movement is made up of people... you know, who are mentally unwell. I'm trying to come up with a top moments of instability list. Jim Fetzer when he goes noplaner, i think would be a good example (illustrating what we already knew)...

The following multi-part post is my longest post ever on the JREF Forums. As this is an original work it does not violate Rule 4 guidelines to the best of my understanding. But coming from me, this is no idle threat. For those who disapprove of wordy Forum posts, or those who live life three...

I said here: “The percentage of "official" people in the twoof movement is comparable to the percentage of officials with psychoses in general society” and I was asked for a source. I must admit that I just made rough estimates using my own general knowledge, but I decided to research and...

It just so happens I ran into a 9/11 "Truther" demonstration, at Union Square, in NYC, last night, (March 28). For my own, morbid amusement I decided to listen in on what they had to say, and perhaps probe them with some questions. (Even if it meant catching a later train home than I was...