Comments on: Conspiracy Theory, the Religion

By: Some August Tuning | The Radio Kitchen

Some August Tuning | The Radio Kitchen — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:19:26 +0000

[...] It really does pain me that my charming old friend has become a morbid shell of himself, warning anyone that will listen about the coming New World Order. Perhaps right now he’s holed up in his dark one bedroom, watching Alex Jones doomsday videos. Or just staring up at the sky in anticipation of his own demise. And I don’t even think he’s mentally ill. He’s just really religious. Kind of like Tom Cruse. Just a little more necromodern. [...]

By: Professor Pan

Professor Pan — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 05:45:01 +0000

Great post, Tim.

I may need to take a break from all conspiracy forums for a while, since most have been abruptly hijacked by the latest Sherman “The Queen Did It!” Skolnick screed in which he insists that Bush, Blair, Condi, Rove, and a boatful of neocons have been indicted by Special Prosecutor Fitzgeral in the affair-de-Plame. Oh yeah, and that Britain and France are at war.

And people wonder why CT is the subject of ridicule by smart people?

Blecch. It is religion. The CT “true believers” are as blind to truth as the most rabid Christian fundamentalist.

By: Occult Investigator

Occult Investigator — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 22:35:08 +0000

Yeah sparky, I meant to do a modified version of that list using gnostic terminology. Maybe I’ll do it later.

By: sparkwidget

sparkwidget — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 22:24:26 +0000

Classical Gnosticism sort of resembles conspiracy theory by your above definition, with the acception of the pseudo-spiritual archons, and more pragmatic look at the ‘power of belief’. (IE contrast with: Chaos Magick)

IMHO, and as far as I can tell, Archons in classical gnosticism may be some sort of pathological memes with great control mechanisms, human-psyche-derived, rather than angels or spirit-monsters. If this be the case, which Jah only knows, Classical Gnosticism fits the definition above pretty well.

By: alistair

alistair — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 17:39:01 +0000

at first i didn`t see the connection but now i can see how people with a presupposition regarding the power and intentions of the republican/oil interests would take a religious position regarding powerful people conspiring to control people. it`s a rabbit hole that is diffucult to extract someone from once they`ve fallen in.does it mean that liberals are stupid or just prone to magical thinking?
i disagree that there are no athiests though.

By: Occult Investigator » The Jesus Videos

Occult Investigator » The Jesus Videos — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 17:32:08 +0000

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The Jesus Videos

Continuing with the conversation on conspiracy theory and religion and the similarities between the two: You [...]

By: Occult Investigator

Occult Investigator — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 17:05:28 +0000

Yeah I think I want to just post a bunch of things over there to get people fired up. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel

By: J. Puma

J. Puma — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 16:44:53 +0000

whether this guy is right or wrong (or both), i do think it’s pretty hilarious in a ludicrous kind of way that everybody on the ri board got their feathers ruffled over it. they’re all huffy and shocked — SHOCKED! i tell you! — that somebody would DARE compare the two. hee hee. it’s funny.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 04:25:11 +0000

I looked at this guy Markiewicz’s website, and turns out, he’s working with DARPA(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). Looks like his ultimate goal is to build superintelligent robots who can be our new masters…so of course he would write something like this; he’s a part of the Conspiracy himself!