It's all about a need for control

[DEKE]

time.com/3997033/conspiracy-theories/

According to a pair of new studies published in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology, conspiracy theorists—and there are a lot more of them than you may think—tend to have one thing in common: they feel a lack of control over their lives.

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Conspiracy theories often crop up during times of uncertainty and fear: after terrorist strikes, financial crises, high-profile deaths and natural disasters. Past research suggests that if people feel they don’t have control over a situation, they’ll try to make sense of it and find out what happened. “The sense-making leads them to connect dots that aren’t necessarily connected in reality,” van Prooijen says.

[Thtwudbeme]

The Holy Grail of recent conspiracy theories is the film "Loose Change". A series of films claiming that 9/11 was an inside job.

Let's take a look at the two primary creators of the films. Both were 18 years old when 9/11 occurred and 22 years old when the first film was released. I am not so certain I would place a whole lot of trust in individuals in that age group regarding the events and possible explanations surrounding 9/11. They just do not have the necessary knowledge to ascertain what actually occurred.

The whole thing started out as a "fictional" screenplay, but when that went nowhere it was decided to self-produce the film and put it out on the internet. Everyone here knows that everything on the internet is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

One of its creators even initially joined the U.S. Army after 9/11, but then went A.W.O.L, was caught and then discharged from active duty. While serving the rest of his required military service in the reserves he learned that his unit was going to be deployed and whined about having to go so they let him slide on that. He was later arrested for selling heroin to an undercover cop.

All in all, very good credentials.