As I was reading a long read titled “Why we are addicted to conspiracy theories”, I thought about the many conspiracy theories we have today. Amongst the multitudes of theories, a few have become immensely popularized across the globe. The Mandela Effect being one of them. The gist of this conspiracy is that the way you remembered a particular detail is actually wrong, but what makes this so intriguing is that a numerous of others can identify with you. For example, many believe to have heard the Queen in Snow White say “Mirror, mirror on the wall”. Surprisingly, what was actually stated was “Magic mirror on the wall”. What’s even weirder is when you go back and watch these movies, they don’t say what you once believed to hear.
This may be farfetched, but is it possible that there is, and I jokingly yet seriously say, a glitch in the simulation. In further detail, was there a point in time when a wave overpassed our globe that perhaps altered certain details that we once believed? If you’re a man of science, this whole article is nonsense which I don’t blame you for believing. However, if you can be open minded enough to consider this theory, what do you think? Is there an irrational explanation for this pandemic, or do we all just have an untrustworthy memory system?
-Jordyn Parham
I personally believe in conspiracy theories because there still has yet to be science that proves some of them wrong. Also even if there are results that prove some of these theories wrong unless there is solid prove that I can see in front of my eyes I would still believe in some of these theories. Of course there are still many far fetched theories such as the government has 'weather weapons'. In which I don't think are true. There are also ones such as there is a cure for cancer that I personally think are true. Overall, I think there are irrational explanations for many things. What about you?
ReplyDeleteI feel that some conspiracy theories have weight to them while others are just a waste of time. To me I see this connected with fake news. Like the moon landing, why can't we just accept that it was done? People are trying to prove that the landing was faked and we didn't really go. This goes hand-in-hand with fake news where people don't know what to believe because what they thought was trust-worthy was disproven. I still believe the moon landing was real, but just maybe Neil Armstrong landed on a soundstage and not the moon. But will we ever know for sure?
ReplyDeleteI believe in conspiracy theories myself, and man it can be really trippy sometimes. There are things that are not explained yet, so if it is not fully explained I will continue to believe in these conspiracy theories. Yes, some are a bit stretched, but if it makes sense I would believe it.
ReplyDeleteI get what you mean though. The Mandela Effect is really trippy sometimes because you could have sworn that it was this specific detail,and it actually was not. I do find it really weird that our minds cannot remember specific details. Your theory could be true but it could also be a stretch. But until we know the actual truth, it is hard to believe in anything. So I ask, are we ever going to find the truth?
I believe in conspiracy theories, but some of them can be very far-fetched and a waste of time. As for the ones that do catch my attention, I believe in these because there hasn't been any science to disprove it yet. Yet, who knows if we will ever discover what really happens with these theories?
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