Hi,

I woke up to the sound of rain and I thought "Do all chessplayers love that sound?", because I do. For today is an indoor day, perfect for chess.
Anyway, my sleep produced a subconscious realisation which I really must correct. A little while back I wrote

What I really should say is I am no banking expert. I have not researched or tried to understand the banking system. I have simply taken on board what other people have said and presumed it was the truth, yet in all honesty I simply do not know what the truth really is. So I apologise if I have misled anybody here.

Nevertheless, this got me thinking about conspiracy theory in general. I for one am quite uncomfortable with it. I don't particularly believe at least 75% of it, but I do acknowledge that sometimes there are basic grains of truth, even if they are heavily distorted. However anything that makes people think about their own human condition and that of others, in our industrial worlds, must be ok, even if it is complete garbage.

So I guess, what I am trying to say is this. Can we debunk some of the more 'inventive' claims made in the conspiracy theory threads with hard evidence. And whilst we are at it, could we possibly investigate why some aspects of 'conspiracy theory' appeal to people. I am interested to know if the stories presented by 'conspiracy theory' have a meaningful, or symbolic appeal to some people or, is it just an endless sea of white noise in the age of information overload?

cheers Fg7