We have many threads here covering various conspiracy theories, but none asking why someone would believe in them.
As a qualifier, when I say "people" I'm not referring to lolcows. They believe conspiracy nonsense because they're either lunatics or complete morons. I'm referring to otherwise normal, everyday people who happen to believe that 9/11 was an inside job, the moon landing was faked, the Illuminati and/or the Bilderberg Group secretly rule the world, or anything that came out of Lyndon LaRouche's mouth.
Why would an otherwise normal person believe something usually associated with lunatics standing on street corners holding "The End is Near" signs?
As a qualifier, when I say "people" I'm not referring to lolcows. They believe conspiracy nonsense because they're either lunatics or complete morons. I'm referring to otherwise normal, everyday people who happen to believe that 9/11 was an inside job, the moon landing was faked, the Illuminati and/or the Bilderberg Group secretly rule the world, or anything that came out of Lyndon LaRouche's mouth.
Why would an otherwise normal person believe something usually associated with lunatics standing on street corners holding "The End is Near" signs?