What is your definition of a conspiracy theory?
The earliest known conspiracy theories were those that occurred in the Roman Empire and were about
Christian practices that supposedly included incest and cannibalism. These were followed by the blood libel
conspiracy theories about Jews killing Christian children and using their blood to make unleavened bread.
In both cases, the theories were used as an excuse to persecute specific groups of people.
What modern and contemporary conspiracy theories do you know of that are also aimed at demonizing a
specific group of people?
Do you think this is generally the driving force behind conspiracy theories?
Are there any conspiracy theories which you currently believe?
If so what are they and what has convinced you of their truth?
What information would you need to disprove them?
Have you ever secretly conspired with others to control or harm someone and blame it on someone else?
Do you know someone who has? If so, why did you do this or why do you think they did it?
Have you ever tried to argue with someone who believed in a conspiracy out of that belief?
What techniques did you use and how did it go?
Although conspiracy theories deal with frightening things, people seem to find them comforting.
Why do you think they find them so soothing and satisfying?
What do you know about the McCarthy era, and why do you think McCarthy was so successful in getting people to believe that the government and the military were riddled with communists and that
these people were a threat to national security?
Are you familiar with Pizza Gate? What do you think of its plausibility?
What about the idea that being injected with an mRNA vaccine would result in the insertion of microchips or nanotechnology through which people could be surveilled and controlled?
If you or anyone you know subscribe to this do you know what evidence they have to convince them of this?
What about the idea that nanotechnology can also be introduced through geo-engineering? What do you know about geo-engineering? Are you familiar with a group called “GeoEngineering Watch” (geoengineeringwatch.org)? What are they trying to alert us to?
What do you know about HAARP (High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program out of the University of Alaska [haarp.gi.alaska.edu] )? Should we be concerned?
How would you define the “deep state”? Do you believe it exists, and if so do you think it is
inside government or outside government?
What might its goals be and how would you stop it from achieving them?
What role do you think the media play in propagating and spreading conspiracy theories?
How might government secrecy and lack of transparency contribute to the growth of conspiracy theories?
Can you imagine the government and businesses as completely transparent?