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Conspiracy theories for geeks

July 8, 2010, 1:32 PM PDT

Takeaway: Wally Bahny highlights popular and a few obscure conspiracy theories in the realms of science and technology. What is your favorite geeky conspiracy theory? Let us know.

Have you ever wondered if the Apollo moon landings were real, or what would happen if aliens came to Earth (yes, I said if)? Many humans have.

Conspiracy theories are a prominent part of human culture — humans are a curious and questioning race, so it only makes sense. From conspiracies about UFOs to suppressed technologies, we have created theories about things we don’t understand and things that just don’t seem right.

In the TechRepublic photo gallery 10 geeky conspiracy theories, I look at popular and a few obscure theories in the realms of science and technology.

What is your favorite geeky conspiracy theory? Which conspiracy theories do you believe or at least like to read about? Weigh in with your comments.

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About Wally Bahny

Wally currently works for a medium-size healthcare company in southeast and central Michigan providing network administration and end user support.

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LOL....

DaemonSlayer 14th Jul 2010

But... Logically speaking... what a better way of distracting people from the truth. Give them some "lie" to chase down and cry about while you go on your merry own business of whatever. Coliseums for for Ancient Rome anyone? Could hide some truth in some lies in a "conspiracy theory" just to keep what truth within unbelieved too.

too many possibles. too many theories. too many unknowns. if facts exist, they are hidden or camouflaged well. Not too hard sometimes to hide something under our own noses if we only recognize it as "SEP" (Someone Else's Problem) or bury it deep within fiction.

As far as what's really true and what isn't, time will reveal for those theories with some "future" effect will either never come to be, or will be.

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DaemonSlayer 14th Jul 2010

they have no country affiliation. they are neither American, Russian, German, Egyptian, or any other country's citizen. After all, the Union of all nations under one authority requires that authority to be non-partisan.

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??? HUH ???

DaemonSlayer 14th Jul 2010

Read up on what you're condemning here, or are you afraid that if you did:

1. your theory would be demolished completely
2. you might get to believing what the Christian Bible says
3. all of the above.

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