Conspiracy Theories And The Conspiracy Theory

On September 11, 2001, 19 people hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against their targets.. Two of the planes crashed into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Over 3,000 people were killed during the attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., including more than 400 police officers and firefighters. (“9/11 attacks”2010). The conspiracy theories started just days after the September 11, 2001 attack. The conspiracies were easy to spread fast when using the internet and they became more and more elaborate as time went on. The most popular 9/11 conspiracy theory is that 9/11 was orchestrated by the American government.

What if what you had been told your whole life was a lie? How would you feel if everything reported about a terrorist attack or a shooting was actually a conspiracy by the United States? What is a conspiracy? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a conspiracy is “a secret plan made by two or more people that is harmful or illegal”. There are so many conspiracy theories out there in the world starting as early as the 1800s. These theories range from scientific, terrorist, criminal, political, economic and business, and even religious conspiracies. The two conspiracy theories that I am talking about is the attack that changed the United States, as we knew it, the one that we believed was a terrorist attack, also known as 9/11, and the Sandy Hook shooting. There are multiple reasons that lead me to consider these two attacks to be something more than a terrorist and criminal attack. The reasons are because the timelines do not add up, there are too many inconsistencies, and the benefits are too great.

Brian Keeley’s short essay, “Of Conspiracy Theories” discusses conspiracy theories and their value in an epistemological context. Keeley defines a conspiracy theory as “a proposed explanation of some historical event (or events) in terms of the significant causal agency of a relatively small group of persons-the conspirators-acting in secret (Keeley 1999, pg. 116).” Keeley seeks to answer the question of why conspiracy theories are unwarranted. His interest in the warrant of conspiracy theories focuses on ¬the unfalsifiability of conspiracy theories and how conspiracy theories are founded upon an extraordinarily large amount of skepticism. In section III, Keely discusses what a conspiracy theory is, and contends that there is no grounds for

Area 51 and the Roswell crash have been at the center of UFO watchers and conspiracy theorists for decades, and for obvious reasons. Roswell sparked a flame that doesn’t seem to go out, it all started as an unknown object crashed near a town in the middle of nowhere. Roswell is a small town in New Mexico, “about 75 miles from the town of Roswell, New Mexico, a rancher named Mac Brazel” found a crashed object and claimed it looked

The incident in Roswell, New Mexico proves they keep alien and unidentified flying objects remains in Area 51. In 1947 an unidentified flying object crash was reported to the police in Roswell, New Mexico. There was hundreds of witnesses that day, but this one man in particular named William Mac Brazel had a different experience. William Mac Brazel is the New Mexico rancher who reported this incident to the local sheriff. Brazel reported to the sheriff that he might of found remains of the flying object that crashed that day. The sheriff that was contacted that day is a man named George Wilcox he later reported this to the military authorities. After examination and collection of the wreck the next day the government said that all it was all a misunderstanding and that it was only a weather balloon.

Any discussion on this conspiracy, however, will not be complete without talking what went and goes on in Roswell, New Mexico, or better known as Area 51. Area 51 is known to be a US Military Base where 75 miles away, there reported to be a UFO crash landing on July 2, 1947 that left an exceptional amount of debris all over the area. The Roswell Army Air Field reported that they recovered a “flying disc” but a few hours after this information was released, the government immediately said it was a “weather balloon.” RAAF even reported having recovered alien bodies but as expected, the government denied again and simply stated that it was the military men’s trauma from accidents. Countless witnesses during and after the reported crash date have confirmed seeing flying objects, crop circles and usual activity within the area. Area 51 is now conspired to be a place where they examine evidences of alien bodies, UFO crashes, etc, but the government refuses to confirm and have denied these allegations. More than sightings, as promised, let me take you in on one of the craziest abduction stories.

Once you believe in a conspiracy it is easy to believe in the possibility of other conspiracies even if the other conspiracies are improbable and contradictory. Conspiracy theory is defined as “a proposed plot by powerful people or organizations working together in secret to accomplish some (usually sinister) goal.” Conspiracy theorists’ skepticism of official narratives may be so intense that many alternative theories are simultaneously endorsed in spite of many contradictions between them.

Ever heard a story so outlandish that you start to wonder if that could possibly ever happen. Well you’ve just been told a conspiracy theory, but do not worry. Many people don’t just wonder about them, they believe in them. There is a great many reason of why this is, there have even been studies done on it. Many scientists concede that people believe in conspiracy theories because they have some uncertainty or fear with in them, and the conspiracy is a way to relieve themselves. They also believe that mistrust has a huge roll in people believing, especially mistrust in huge corporations and big bodies of power such as the government. But fear and mistrust aren’t the only reasons. People also just love a good story, something that is complex and has a lot of action. I mean no one goes to the movie to see a movie about paint drying. They want drama, romance, and lots of action. That’s why people are so compelled into believing conspiracy theories.

Many tactics are used to keep the general public incapable from approaching the facility and learning about what in fact occurs inside. Area 51 has been a topic of interest and fascination among many people for years; however, it’s existence has only recently been acknowledged by the American government. Since the origination, the government has refused to admit the presence of an area named Area 51 and an Air Force Attorney once told a judge in a 1995 case that “there is no operating location near Groom Lake” (CNN). The reason for the hearing was because Area 51 workers had claimed to be poisoned due to being exposed to toxic chemicals and other classified materials. Some workers even died after developing unusual respiratory problems and rashes. One problem which occurred during the hearing is that none of the men were able to declassify what they did inside of Area 51 because they signed a security oath which barred any disclosures about the facility and left the judge with not a sufficient amount of evidence to proceed the case. The case was dismissed and in 1992, an official history of the U-2 spacecraft program was published and released by the CIA. In 2002, Jeffrey Richelson reviewed the CIA’s copy of the program and he “filed a new Freedom of Information Act request and the documents arrived July 2013, this time with fewer redactions. Therein, the first-ever reference to Area 51” (CNN). The governments blatant lie about the nonexistent facility sparked annoyance among many individuals and has given rise to many conspiracy theorists. A major shift in the public’s opinion on Area 51 occurred when Robert Lazar freely spoke to the media about what occurred inside while he was an employee at the facility. His allegation of the government

On Friday November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in the city of Dallas, Texas. Since then, many have speculated the truth behind the events of the Kennedy assassination. Although Lee Harvey Oswald was claimed to be the mastermind behind the horrific murder, many theorists still believe today that there is more to the story than the government is willing to admit.

In the summer of 1947, a rancher in Roswell, New Mexico, by the name of Mac Brazel, discovered unusual occurrences and objects on his property. Some of the things he discovered seemed strange to him because they appeared on his land and he was extremely familiar with every square foot of that land and knew the strange objects didn’t belong to him. What he found included metals, plastics, and foil reflectors, which were held together by tape forming some sort of apparatus. Not knowing what to do, he gathered up the objects and contacted the Roswell Sheriff’s Department. The Sheriff didn’t know what to do with the material either, so he contacted the local U.S. Air Force base in hopes that they could get to the bottom of these unusual disturbances on the Brazel Ranch. This occurrence is known as the “Roswell Incident” and to this day, there are still many unanswered questions about what really went on.

Unable to identify the strange objects, Brazel called Roswell’s sheriff. The sheriff, in turn, called officials at the nearby Roswell Army Air Force base. Soldiers fanned out across Brazel’s field, gathering the mysterious debris and whisking it away in armored trucks. Although officials from the local Air Force base asserted that it was a crashed weather balloon, many people believed it was the remains of an extraterrestrial flying saucer; a series of secret dummy drops in New Mexico during the 1950s heightened their suspicions. Yet, Area 51 is already known for their testing and they could be right about this because of the spy craft documents that had already been released.

There are many mysteries in this world from people disappearing to seeing giants in the sea but there is one mystery that hits America on its home turf. The Roswell incident made many Americans question if there is anyone else out there in the universe and what is the government trying hide from us. The incident shook the world and mostly America it all started when a newspaper came out saying that the government found an unknown object that was sphere shaped crashed in Roswell, that’s when the government came in action keeping information away from the public, and so the suspicion started to occur the suspicion of aliens crashing on this earth making us not alone.

It is human nature for individuals to fear the unknown. Everyone wishes to find the truth, but many times settle for a story that creates a more interesting scenario. In today’s society, individuals live to exaggerate. Most of the conspiracy theories about Area 51 have been derived from television shows, books, magazines and many blogs. All of these sources are usually unreliable. None of the theories have came from a shred of evidence or a reliable source. When the Lazar story emerged, so did every other alien conspiracy theory. “People believe Area 51 is a place for scientists to reverse engineer alien technology, recovered from crashed saucers in Roswell, New Mexico.” (Radford, 1). Many individuals have faith in outrageous theories such as this one. If area 51 was truly reverse engineering alien technology, the world would be far more advanced into technology. The CIA would be altering the alien technology for military purposes or for all of humanity to make the world more advanced. Either way the secret certainly could not be withheld at the Area 51 base, evidence would surface. In addition to tampering with alien technology, some theorize area 51 employees perform autopsies on extraterrestrials. One could easily envision an alien autopsy, it probably looks a lot like it did in Independence day which is probably where that theory emerged. The craziest theory of them all, is that the area 51 facility is

Extraterrestrial encounters of all forms and kinds leave some kind of evidence whether it is physical or non tangible evidence like a person’s story of seeing a flying saucer or possesses photos of the unidentified flying object. These forms of evidence aren’t always the most reliable as many are reported false and considered hoaxes. Ever since the incident at Roswell, any information or evidence that proves other worldly existence automatically becomes the center of attention and can bring an individual fame and even