Conspiracy theory
A conspiracy theory is an explanatory proposition that accuses two or more persons, a group, or an organization of having caused or covered up, through secret planning and deliberate action, an illegal or harmful event or situation.[1][2][3] Some scholars suggest that people formulate conspiracy theories to explain, for example, power relations in social groups and the existence of evil forces.[4][5][6][7] It has been suggested by some thinkers that conspiracy theories have chiefly psychological or socio-political origins. Proposed psychological origins include projection; the personal need to explain “a significant event [with] a significant cause;" and the product of various kinds and stages of thought disorder, such as paranoid disposition, ranging in severity to diagnosable mental illnesses. Usage of the term[edit] History[edit] "The theory of Dr. Acquired derogatory meaning[edit] Term of ridicule[edit] As popular knowledge[edit] Controversy[edit] Scale[edit] Proven conspiracies[edit]
10 Search Engines to Explore the Invisible Web
Not everything on the web will show up in a list of search results on Google or Bing; there are lots of places that their web crawlers cannot access. To explore the invisible web, you need to use specialist search engines. Here are our top 12 services to perform a deep internet search. What Is the Invisible Web? Before we begin, let's establish what does the term "invisible web" refer to? Simply, it's a catch-all term for online content that will not appear in search results or web directories. There are no official data available, but most experts agree that the invisible web is several times larger than the visible web. The content on the invisible web can be roughly divided into the deep web and the dark web. The Deep Web The deep web made up of content that typically needs some form of accreditation to access. If you have the correct details, you can access the content through a regular web browser. The Dark Web The dark web is a sub-section of the deep web. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Entries - > EXCLUSIVE: Debunking Myths on Conspiracy Theories [Infowarrior Resource Part 1]
"The purpose of this article is to redress a number of general myths concerning so-called 'conspiracy theories', repeated by media organisations and other self-proclaimed guardians of the orthodoxy, as well as people who have been erroneously convinced that conspiracy theories are intellectual aberrations rather the acknowledgment of a common historical and social phenomenon." Debunking Myths on Conspiracy Theories Article written by Gatecreepers. The purpose of this article is to redress a number of general myths concerning so-called 'conspiracy theories', repeated by media organisations and other self-proclaimed guardians of the orthodoxy, as well as people who have been erroneously convinced that conspiracy theories are intellectual aberrations rather than the acknowledgment of a common historical and social phenomenon. This document does not claim that every event is the product of a conspiracy. For the purposes of this guide, a conspiracy theory may be defined as: Supernatural claims.
List of country subdivisions by GDP over 100 billion US dollars
This is a list of first-level country subdivisions which have a nominal Gross domestic product in excess of US$ 100 billion. Those subdivisions which are the largest in their respective countries are shown in bold. Note: the use of nominal GDP and currency conversion in this list makes inter-area comparison difficult List[edit] See also[edit] References[edit]
Moon Landing Faked!!!—Why People Believe in Conspiracy Theories
Did NASA fake the moon landing? Is the government hiding Martians in Area 51? Is global warming a hoax? And what about the Boston Marathon bombing…an “inside job” perhaps? In the book “The Empire of Conspiracy,” Timothy Melley explains that conspiracy theories have traditionally been regarded by many social scientists as “the implausible visions of a lunatic fringe,” often inspired by what the late historian Richard Hofstadter described as “the paranoid style of American politics.” Yet, such pathological explanations have proven to be widely insufficient because conspiracy theories are not just the implausible visions of a paranoid minority. So why is it that so many people come to believe in conspiracy theories? For example, while it has been known for some time that people who believe in one conspiracy theory are also likely to believe in other conspiracy theories, we would expect contradictory conspiracy theories to be negatively correlated.
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The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories | A blog about the psychology of conspiracy theory beliefs
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The social consequences of conspiracism: Exposure to conspiracy theories decreases intentions to engage in politics and to reduce one’s carbon footprint | favisonlus
British Journal of Psychology Daniel Jolley . Karen M. Douglas Article first published online: 4 JAN 2013 Abstract The current studies explored the social consequences of exposure to conspiracy theories. Background Conspiracy theories can be described as attempts to explain the ultimate causes of events as secret plots by powerful forces rather than as overt activities or accidents (McCauley & Jacques, 1979). Although public interest in conspiracy theories may be increasing, there has been surprisingly limited empirical research examining the psychological underpinnings of beliefs in conspiracy theories (Abalakina-Paap, Stephan, Craig, & Gregory, 1999; Swami et al., 2011). Furthermore, research suggests that conspiracy theories may change the way people think about social events. Scholars have begun to consider what some of these consequences might be. For the first time, we also examined the potential factors that may mediate such effects.
WIKIREUSE : JULIA CHRISTENSEN
WIKIREUSE is a 2007 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc., (aka Ether-Ore) for its Turbulence web site. It was made possible with funding from the Jerome Foundation. As superstores abandon buildings in order to move into bigger stores, what will become of the walls that they leave behind? It is within the answer to this question that we are seeing the resourcefulness and creativity of communities across the United States, as they struggle to deal with a challenge that is emerging all over the country: the empty big box store. Through travel, the study of community, and exploration of the urban landscape, Julia Christensen has been researching the way people build their towns amongst the increasing presence of corporate real estate, creating the context for their own lives. Julia Christensen began investigating how communities are reusing the big box in the winter of 2002. Her book, Big Box Reuse, will be published by MIT Press in November of 2008.
Measuring Belief in Conspiracy Theories: The Generic Conspiracist Beliefs Scale
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