Reasons Why Men Don’t Like Conspiracy Theories

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Since the recent release of more records on the assignation of US President John F. Kennedy, I have been doing some thinking about why I don’t like conspiracy theories. I decided to take a survey of reasons why men don’t like conspiracy theories. Being lazy, I decided to limit my survey sample to just me. I do believe that the result can be generalized.

I know that the word conspiracy comes from the Latin for “breathe together.” When something bad happens that gets worldwide attention and when it gets investigated and is determined to have been caused by one man acting alone and some people ask how is this possible? This is called a conspiracy theory.

It is bad enough when one man does a very bad thing. When it is believed that he may have gotten some help doing that bad thing, this can make matters worse, particularly if the guy that did it is dead or captured, but the helpers are believed not to be.

What really creeps me out is when one or more of the suspected helpers are believed to be famous people. I don’t like to think about how could famous people be involved with such a thing.

Once the questioning of one man acting alone gets labeled conspiracy theory, I can relax because I know that all conspiracy theory are supported by people who want to sell books or become famous themselves and are clever liars.

I don’t mind if official sources, as reported by respected media, conclude that there is some doubt that one man did it, as long as there isn’t too much doubt.

Throughout recent history, America has been plagued by lone gunman. Lone gunman killed not only President Kennedy but his brother as well. A lone gunman killed Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. On October 1, 2017, a lone gunman killed over 50 people and wounded over 500 more in Las Vegas, Nevada. This just goes to show you how much damage a lone gunman with many guns can do.

On a local level, it is scary when a single man abducts a child or commits some other horrific crime. The neighborhood can be alarmed until the criminal is dealt with. I do believe that human trafficking exists along with other forms of organized crime, but can’t go on being alarmed about this kind of action for very long.

Here is a list of reasons why I don’t believe in conspiracy theories:

They are not popular.
They are too hard to follow.
If they might be true that is too scary.
I am too busy consuming popular entertainments to look into unpopular conspiracy theories.
If I start believing in one of them I might start believing in most of them and I don’t have time for that. (See reason #4).
Even when I don’t buy the book or even subscribe to the conspiracy theorist’s YouTube channel, I worry that they still might be making money off of me in a way that I am not aware of.
Friends and family might laugh at me If I even hint that a conspiracy theory might have some merit.
I might feel a need to complain to somebody or send an email to an elected representative about there being a need to change an official case closed explanation. I don’t have time for that. (Again reference reason #4).
If I expressed belief that somebody else was involved, they might come looking for me and I am easy to find.
There are more than ten reasons, which is more than enough not to believe in conspiracy theories.

Men have often been raised to know something about history, politics and world events. Once a man realizes that all of history, politics and world events have conspiracy theories, he may question his upbringing. Who needs that?

Sometimes I need to remind myself that there is nothing I can access on the internet that can’t be faked. Conspiracy theorists even suggest that demonstrators and victims of atrocities may be actors paid to pretend to be demonstrators and victims. This possibility is too appalling not to be rejected as silly conspiracy theory. If I stick to what I am shown to be true by watching and listening to my television, I will be all right.

If you are a man and worry too much about conspiracies keep checking out The Good Men Project for more reassuring sarcasm by me and a whole lot more from GMP writers.

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