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shrike3

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18. It IS a religion with some people.

Sun Jun 2, 2024, 10:21 AM

Jun 2024

It's just my experience, but the people who believe in crazy things are the same people who think religion is responsible for the ills of the earth. In that one category, they'd fit in perfectly on DU. But the other things they believe -- yikes.

I think some of it comes from the belief that the system is rotten, and nothing is to be trusted. Into the void comes all these crazy things that explain WHY.

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And you think we have crazies in this country... dear God, what the heck is going on in England [View all] Peacetrain Jun 2024 OP

It's easy for alien creatures to land on a flat earth. Sneederbunk Jun 2024 #1

What!! Arne Jun 2024 #2

What? I learned they came from the hollow moon. GreenWave Jun 2024 #11

Crab people Crab people... Arne Jun 2024 #13

The hard part is not falling over the edge.. lindysalsagal Jun 2024 #3

No, No, No RobinA Jun 2024 #46

They've existed for a long time. David Icke leads the pack. chowder66 Jun 2024 #4

You beat me to it! I was just going to mention him. keep_left Jun 2024 #7

Yep. Lizard People but his stuff led to so much more. I didn't know about the 5G cell towers. chowder66 Jun 2024 #10

Yup. George Noory's listeners on overnight AM radio wnylib Jun 2024 #38

Jesus was a illegal alien btw ilovegamers43 Jun 2024 #5

Yes, we do not have a monopoly on nuttiness PatSeg Jun 2024 #6

For most people it isn't reasoning that makes something feel true or not, it's social support Silent3 Jun 2024 #16

Oh yes, the best solution would be PatSeg Jun 2024 #17

It IS a religion with some people. shrike3 Jun 2024 #18

Well, I suppose the fact that people are looking for the PatSeg Jun 2024 #22

I'd be on board with that kind of educational system. n/t shrike3 Jun 2024 #23

I try to do the same things with my grandchildren PatSeg Jun 2024 #31

Funny, my dad did that with me. shrike3 Jun 2024 #32

That is great PatSeg Jun 2024 #33

It also encourages critical thinking. shrike3 Jun 2024 #37

You are very fortunate PatSeg Jun 2024 #39

Thus, the popular saying "Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers." Aristus Jun 2024 #27

A middle-aged nurse who was prepping me for a minor procedure told me she got all her news on TikTok CrispyQ Jun 2024 #30

Some kind of environmental toxin, perhaps? hunter Jun 2024 #8

Chemtrails RobinA Jun 2024 #47

Sky news is NOTHING like the BBC canetoad Jun 2024 #9

Remember, Sky in Australia is owned by Murdoch; Sky in the UK is not muriel_volestrangler Jun 2024 #24

My only memory of Sky UK, which I would watch while stationed in Germany. Aristus Jun 2024 #28

That's good to know Muriel canetoad Jun 2024 #34

I blame this on England growing detached from Europe, lonely, isolated... GreenWave Jun 2024 #12

The English ... CloudWatcher Jun 2024 #14

I think it's one of those Rupert Murdoch things eShirl Jun 2024 #15

Britain is considered irreligious, I'll point out. shrike3 Jun 2024 #19

It's not one of the most secularized NanaCat Jun 2024 #44

Irreligious is irreligious. Doesn't matter when it happened. shrike3 Jun 2024 #49

Apophenia. ismnotwasm Jun 2024 #20

I'm not so sure that pareidolia is all that outside of the norm. NanaCat Jun 2024 #45

Been that way for a while edhopper Jun 2024 #21

So you haven't heard of QAnon, then? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2024 #25

Is it something in the water? vapor2 Jun 2024 #26

No, but it is on the air. Initech Jun 2024 #41

I would be very careful casting aspersions on the UK. Bev54 Jun 2024 #29

This country is a 100 times nuttier and it's not even close BannonsLiver Jun 2024 #35

England INVENTED crazy GenThePerservering Jun 2024 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Initech Jun 2024 #40

Sky News UK is not owned by Murdoch. See #24. muriel_volestrangler Jun 2024 #42

Sky News NanaCat Jun 2024 #43

OK, he "created" it - 36 years ago. It's always been regulated, and he hasn't owned it for some years. muriel_volestrangler Jun 2024 #48