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rei · 10-27-2009, 04:38 PM

i used to be a little bit into CT, but not so much trying to convert people. now a lot of it has a very alarmist tone, yes in their minds they may need to sound frantic so others pay attention, but it usually has the opposite effect - people see how worked up they are and make a judgment call (i.e. that person is just a bit crazy, etc.).

i agree with those who've said if you don't like those threads, you don't have to read them. this forum is not big on censorship.

i think one reason CTs get into it is because of a focus on truth. to them it isn't about fear or lack, it's about lying. conspiracies involve (typically) more than one person who either plan a deceitful thing from the beginning or plan, in a deceitful way, to 'cover it up.' so the CT is about exposing the lie.

but the CT does make several assumptions. the CT assumes others want to know about the lie, they want to be more conscious, etc. but those others have free will too. they can choose to listen or ignore. they act on their personal power when they make this choice, oddly many CTs think the audience for their 'message' is powerless when that isn't true. the so-called sheeple (i don't like that term *at all*) choose to give their power to this or that, and they use that power to decide whether or not to listen. everyone on this planet is on the best path for them, if they aren't awake they may or may not have a purpose involving conscious living. sometimes it is a shock to wake them, sometimes it is a gentle unfolding of experience. most of us don't know when or how a person is meant to wake up, if they are, and if they have decided to sleep on their feet, they will usually not be at all receptive to the CT. but that's their choice. if they don't want to listen, CTs can simply honor their free will instead of getting even more hysterical in the delivery of the message.

believe it or not, i've met a couple of very rational conspiracy theorists. many of them are alarmist but not all of them.

@brendan: you think 2012 is bringing massive problems? i think and know the experience signified by that date is bringing massive solutions.

10-27-2009, 04:38 PM	#39 (permalink)
rei Family Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: earth, everywhere and nowhere Posts: 9,713	i used to be a little bit into CT, but not so much trying to convert people. now a lot of it has a very alarmist tone, yes in their minds they may need to sound frantic so others pay attention, but it usually has the opposite effect - people see how worked up they are and make a judgment call (i.e. that person is just a bit crazy, etc.). i agree with those who've said if you don't like those threads, you don't have to read them. this forum is not big on censorship. i think one reason CTs get into it is because of a focus on truth. to them it isn't about fear or lack, it's about lying. conspiracies involve (typically) more than one person who either plan a deceitful thing from the beginning or plan, in a deceitful way, to 'cover it up.' so the CT is about exposing the lie. but the CT does make several assumptions. the CT assumes others want to know about the lie, they want to be more conscious, etc. but those others have free will too. they can choose to listen or ignore. they act on their personal power when they make this choice, oddly many CTs think the audience for their 'message' is powerless when that isn't true. the so-called sheeple (i don't like that term at all) choose to give their power to this or that, and they use that power to decide whether or not to listen. everyone on this planet is on the best path for them, if they aren't awake they may or may not have a purpose involving conscious living. sometimes it is a shock to wake them, sometimes it is a gentle unfolding of experience. most of us don't know when or how a person is meant to wake up, if they are, and if they have decided to sleep on their feet, they will usually not be at all receptive to the CT. but that's their choice. if they don't want to listen, CTs can simply honor their free will instead of getting even more hysterical in the delivery of the message. believe it or not, i've met a couple of very rational conspiracy theorists. many of them are alarmist but not all of them. @brendan: you think 2012 is bringing massive problems? i think and know the experience signified by that date is bringing massive solutions.