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@mrbee: For #8 there's plenty of examples of subliminal advertising in media so I guess maybe #8 is about the extent to which someone believes it's used in media. I guess I don't understand how that one's a conspiracy theory since there's plenty of visual evidence. Unless you believe that all the visual evidence is planted, but that seems more complex than the conspiracy theory itself.

For JFK assassination there's some information that was 'lost' or still sealed and some holes in the story, plus medical examiners who said there had to have been a second shooter. So I guess it's how much you trust the government to tell you the truth. Is there a scientific test for trusting our government? If history teaches us anything it's that they're not always trustworthy, which is why I think it's more scientific to have some skepticism, especially of big groups interested in money and power.

#1 - Nah.
#2 - It's possible, but I'm not especially interested.
#3 - Possible but unlikely.
#4 - Why? What do they gain from that?
#5 - I do believe that the story we have is probably missing pieces. I don't think it was flat out planned though.
#6 - I believe that the build up of environmental toxins likely play a role in autism and vaccines with ingredients like aluminum, mercury, and formaldehyde could potentially be a contributing factor. I don't think they are the sole cause of autism by any means.
#7 - It's possible. I don't really care though...
#8 - Hasn't this been talked about by advertisers openly? I don't think there are some sort of secret evil messages, but I do think subliminal messaging is used to sell products, sure! I'm pretty sure this is taught in classes!
#9 - Disappear? No.
#10 - Eh... depends on your definition. But to an extent, yes.

@runsyellowlites @mrbee: Most Christians I know believe that the world is 6k years old but that dinosaurs did exist but were all killed in the flood. I didn't know people believed they didn't exist at all! Learn something new everyday...

@mrbee: @runsyellowlites: You know it's actually kind of dumb. For the longest time I thought my whole religion didn't believe in them and when I found out differently I still didn't start believing.

Not a single one. Not even a little bit. Though, that said, people do disappear alot around that pesky triangle... lol

-5, we don't know the whole story.
-6, I do believe there is something going on with the sheer number of vaccines our kids are supposed to get these days, and how soon/ often. I do believe the MMR isn't safe for small bodies simply because it's 3 live strains at once, and I won't give it to my daughter until she's 3, or later if I can get away with it. (She is up to date on the rest, although we did them at a slower pace and no flu shots). The Federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) has awarded multi-million dollar settlements to two children named Ryan Mojabi and Emily Moller. The courts agreed the vaccines had caused encephalopathy, which in turn produced permanent injury, including symptoms of autism and ultimately an ASD diagnosis. Sadly, many many more petitions like these two exist, and thousands of parents swear up and down, and believe to their core the MMR affected their child/ren in this way. Anecdotal, or only 2 children affected, I'm not risking my kid.
-8 is probably also true.

I think #1, #2 & #5 have some truth to them.

I absolutely believe #2. I'm kind of obsessed with it actually. I'm on the fence about #1, #7, and #9.

I don't reeeeeeeeally believe any. I mean, I believe global warming and subliminal advertising exist but never thought about them as conspiracies. I'm also suspicious about the intentions of the war in Iraq (WOMD). I also deleted several friends in April that were posting conspiracy theories about the Boston bombings, saying the government did it. Give me a break.

@TheSwissWifeStyle: ugh I saw the sandy hook one too

@Mrs. Jacks: I agree with you!

I don't buy into any of them. I hate whenever a major tragedy happens and you hear people proclaiming how it's a set up or it didn't really happen... I think it's disrespectful to the victims and families (I'm specifically thinking of the Newtown shootings and the Boston bombings).

I don't buy into any of them. At all.

@Mrs Hedgehog: Lol, I was going to say the same as you. I don't really believe any of them, but I have to admit I would probably prefer to avoid the Bermuda Triangle...just in case.

I also have to admit that I'm surprised how many people believe there is some sort of conspiracy around 9/11. Honestly, that depresses me a bit, having been within a mile of the Pentagon when it happened, knowing people who were killed in the Pentagon, and having a friend whose dad was a pilot and was on the plane that went down in Shanksville. 9/11 is very close to home for me. I don't believe for a second the government was involved and the very idea of it is upsetting and difficult to understand. What would be the motive?

@MrsSCB: I completely agree with you about 9/11. It makes me sad to see so many people think our government was involved.

I'm really surprised that the Holocaust wasn't on that list. I absolutely believe it happened, but I know there are a lot of revsionists out there.

@mrbee: Agreed. It's like, "The government never accomplishes anything! Except that time that they managed to organize one of the most deadly terrorist attacks in American history in multiple cities at once, planting evidence to blame other people and destroying any evidence of the government's role in it." I mean...whaaaa?

@MrsSCB: I was surprised by this too.

@TheSwissWifeStyle: @Mrs Hedgehog: I have a background in Marine Biology and we learned that a lot of what happens in the Bermuda Triangle has to do with the trade winds coming together causing violent storms and the strength of the Gulf Stream's current. I've been snorkeling in the Bermuda Triangle and came out alive

I don't believe in any of these theories!

Strongly (and sadly) believe in #3. The documentary "Why We Fight" shaped this already existing belief for me.

#10 and #7 make for good movies.

#4 and #6--I believe global warming is real and that vaccines are important, so it's hard for me to understand how they are viewed as conspiracies.

The dinosaur topic is interesting. I'm a Christian who believes in evolution and dinosaurs and that the world is billions of years old.

@MrsSCB: i totally agree with you about 9/11

I don't really believe any of these theories to be honest!