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Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people?

From Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people?
Date 2014-05-13 12:42 -0700
Message-ID <CF97C3CF.37307%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink)
References (3 earlier) <tu39.a34pp@rooftop.invalid> <CF97B5A8.372E9%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <gh03.a3@rooftop.invalid> <CF97BCA9.372FF%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <hg903.a33p@rooftop.invalid>

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On 5/13/14, 12:27 PM, in article hg903.a33p@rooftop.invalid, "owl"
<owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:

>>> The only reason I can figure for why a faggot like you lives in the great
>>> state of Arizona is that somebody must have dropped your dumb ass out in
>>> the desert hoping you wouldn't make it.
>>> 
>>> 
>> See: you lash out in anger. Remember:
>> 
>>  <http://goo.gl/6LV04> [Slate.com]
>>    -----
>>    First of all, why do people believe conspiracy theories?
>> 
>>    There are number of factors, but probably one of the most
>>    important ones in this instance is that, paradoxically, it gives
>>    people a sense of control. People hate randomness, they dread the
>>    sort of random occurrences that can destroy their lives, so as a
>>    mechanism against that dread, it turns out that it¹s much easier
>>    to believe in a conspiracy. Then you have someone to blame, it¹s
>>    not just randomness.
>> 
>>    What are the psychological forces at play in conspiracy thinking?
>> 
>>    Basically what¹s happening in any conspiracy theory is that people
>>    have a need or a motivation to believe in this theory, and it¹s
>>    psychologically different from evidence-based thinking. A
>>    conspiracy theory is immune to evidence, and that can pretty well
>>    serve as the definition of one. If you reject evidence, or
>>    reinterpret the evidence to be confirmation of your theory, or you
>>    ignore mountains of evidence to focus on just one thing, you¹re
>>    probably a conspiracy theorist. We call that a self-sealing nature
>>    of reasoning.
>>    -----
>> 
>> That fits you very well. Also Silver Slimer and GreyCloud. Amazing to watch.
>> 
> 
> I'm sure you'll provide those "mountains of evidence" any minute now...

For what? For the fact you push insane conspiracy nonsense?


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OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-12 21:53 -0700
  Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 12:47 +0000
    Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 08:11 -0700
      Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-13 09:18 -0700
      Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 18:36 +0000
        Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Silver Slimer <ndr@slvrlps.c> - 2014-05-13 14:41 -0400
          Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 12:01 -0700
          Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-05-13 17:30 -0400
            Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 15:00 -0700
            Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Silver Slimer <ndr@slvrlps.c> - 2014-05-13 18:23 -0400
              Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-05-14 01:30 +0200
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 16:39 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Silver Slimer <ndr@slvrlps.c> - 2014-05-13 20:26 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 17:43 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2014-05-14 15:08 -0500
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 13:44 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-05-14 20:44 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-05-14 23:14 -0400
              Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 16:31 -0700
              Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-05-14 09:07 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 08:37 -0700
            Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 23:38 +0000
              Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 16:55 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-14 00:30 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 17:46 -0700
              Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-05-14 09:09 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 08:36 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-05-14 17:41 +0200
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 08:49 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-14 14:32 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-14 23:00 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2014-05-15 01:10 +0200
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 16:51 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-05-14 19:11 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-14 23:24 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-05-14 19:34 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 16:54 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 16:51 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-14 20:04 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 17:15 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Silver Slimer <ndr@slvrlps.c> - 2014-05-14 20:30 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 17:35 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-15 01:07 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 18:16 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-15 01:41 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Silver Slimer <ndr@slvrlps.c> - 2014-05-14 21:48 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 18:52 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-14 23:09 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 20:17 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-15 12:31 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-05-15 14:51 +0200
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Silver Slimer <ndr@slvrlps.c> - 2014-05-15 09:15 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-15 16:55 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-15 13:25 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-15 16:55 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-15 16:53 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Silver Slimer <ndr@slvrlps.c> - 2014-05-15 09:13 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-15 13:32 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Silver Slimer <ndr@slvrlps.c> - 2014-05-15 10:46 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-15 08:27 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-15 16:57 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-15 16:55 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-15 17:01 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 18:49 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-14 23:07 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 20:27 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Silver Slimer <ndr@slvrlps.c> - 2014-05-15 08:53 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-15 17:14 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-14 16:52 -0700
        Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 11:42 -0700
          Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 19:01 +0000
            Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 12:12 -0700
              Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 19:27 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 12:42 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 19:48 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 13:05 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 20:15 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 13:28 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 20:43 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 13:57 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 21:09 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 14:12 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 21:17 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 14:22 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 23:45 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 16:54 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-14 00:03 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 17:10 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-14 00:20 +0000
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 17:29 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Silver Slimer <ndr@slvrlps.c> - 2014-05-13 20:30 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 17:44 -0700
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Silver Slimer <ndr@slvrlps.c> - 2014-05-13 17:55 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 15:05 -0700
        Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-05-13 22:03 +0200
          Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 13:06 -0700
            Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 20:14 +0000
              Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 13:27 -0700
              Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Silver Slimer <ndr@slvrlps.c> - 2014-05-13 18:01 -0400
                Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 15:02 -0700
          Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 20:10 +0000
            Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 13:27 -0700
          Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Silver Slimer <ndr@slvrlps.c> - 2014-05-13 17:59 -0400
            Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 15:03 -0700
    Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-13 09:17 -0700
  Re: OT: Sandy Hook "Truther" - what is wrong with people? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-05-14 09:18 -0700

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