Whats wrong with conspiracy theories?

1. 2021-01-19 at 6:06 PM UTC

   #41
   

   vindicktive vinny Black Hole

   Originally posted by The Head Nigger In Charge Coffee servant^

   
   jelly
2. 2021-01-19 at 6:07 PM UTC

   #42
   

   vindicktive vinny Black Hole

   Originally posted by The Head Nigger In Charge It's how the Rothschild fortune was built, but fortunately for them it wasn't illegal back then.

   
   ↑ rohingian economic theory
3. 2021-01-19 at 6:10 PM UTC

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   Jiggaboo_Johnson Black Hole
   back when I was a young fella me lad (yes again)...I worked temporarily with a guy who went on and on about this horse named "Desert Orchid" and how it was going to change the face of racing saying he knew someone who worked at the stable for it...that day it's odds were 23-1 or something like that...and I was going to the bookies so he asked me to place a bet for him and gave me 200 quid...quite a sum to a young fella me lad like me...so I placed his bet and I put a couple of quid on it myself just for giggles...sure enough it won and he collected like 4600 quid (and I collected 46).
   
   
   
   After that the rest is history.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Orchid
   
   Now that was inside info but I don't see how it's illegal inside info...if you are training the horse etc you are aware of how good it is...I don't think there is a law preventing you from betting on it.
   
   
4. 2021-01-19 at 6:16 PM UTC

   #44
   

   vindicktive vinny Black Hole

   Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson back when I was a young fella me lad (yes again)…I worked temporarily with a guy who went on and on about this horse named "Desert Orchid" and how it was going to change the face of racing saying he knew someone who worked at the stable for it…that day it's odds were 23-1 or something like that…and I was going to the bookies so he asked me to place a bet for him and gave me 200 quid…quite a sum to a young fella me lad like me…so I placed his bet and I put a couple of quid on it myself just for giggles…sure enough it won and he collected like 4600 quid (and I collected 46).
   
   
   
   After that the rest is history.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Orchid
   
   Now that was inside info but I don't see how it's illegal inside info…if you are training the horse etc you are aware of how good it is…I don't think there is a law preventing you from betting on it.
   
   

   
   the one thing that separates gambling from investing is information.
5. 2021-01-19 at 6:19 PM UTC

   #45
   

   Jiggaboo_Johnson Black Hole

   Originally posted by vindicktive vinny the one thing that separates gambling from investing is information.

   
   Not really, information is/can be involved in both...If you familiarize yourself with a company, it's products it's vision, it's plans that's information you can use.
   
   People who buy Tesla stock for example are using information they have gained about the company, it's track record, it's products, the market "desire" for such products etc and not just picking it at random.
6. 2021-01-19 at 6:23 PM UTC

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   vindicktive vinny Black Hole

   Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson Not really, information is/can be involved in both…If you familiarize yourself with a company, it's products it's vision, it's plans that's information you can use.
   
   People who buy Tesla stock for example are using information they have gained about the company, it's track record, it's products, the market "desire" for such products etc and not just picking it at random.

   
   yes, exactly.
   
   people who put their money into tesla after they learnt and researched about the company are investors.
   
   people who put their money into tesla despite knowing nothing about the company and what it produces are gamblers.
7. 2021-01-19 at 6:25 PM UTC

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   Jiggaboo_Johnson Black Hole

   Originally posted by vindicktive vinny yes, exactly.
   
   people who put their money into tesla after they learnt and researched about the company are investors.
   
   people who put their money into tesla despite knowing nothing about the company and what it produces are gamblers.

   
   Ok yes.
8. 2021-01-19 at 6:28 PM UTC

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   vindicktive vinny Black Hole

   Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson Ok yes.

   
   and hence
   
   
   
   

   Originally posted by vindicktive vinny the one thing that separates gambling from investing is information.

9. 2021-01-19 at 6:31 PM UTC

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   Jiggaboo_Johnson Black Hole
   I said YES stop gloating in your victory!!! (though technically it's still gambling...)
10. 2021-01-19 at 6:35 PM UTC

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    vindicktive vinny Black Hole

    Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson I said YES stop gloating in your victory!!! (though technically it's still gambling…)

    
    how does my asiatic wisdom feel inside you.
11. 2021-01-19 at 6:44 PM UTC

    #51
    

    Jiggaboo_Johnson Black Hole

    Originally posted by vindicktive vinny how does my asiatic wisdom feel inside you.

    
    Small and tickly
12. 2021-01-19 at 6:45 PM UTC

    #52
    

    vindicktive vinny Black Hole

    Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson Small and tickly

    
    must have had lost of african wisdom before.
13. 2021-01-19 at 6:46 PM UTC

    #53
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
    If you don't have theories, you never find the truth.
14. 2021-01-19 at 6:48 PM UTC

    #54
    

    Jiggaboo_Johnson Black Hole

    Originally posted by -SpectraL If you don't have theories, you never find the truth.

    
    Correct, not so much Conspiracy theories though...there's a difference.
15. 2021-01-19 at 6:51 PM UTC

    #55
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]

    Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson Correct, not so much Conspiracy theories though…there's a difference.

    
    Since it's a theory, it can't be determined yet if it is or isn't a conspiracy. That's the natural nature of a theory.
16. 2021-01-19 at 6:54 PM UTC

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    Jiggaboo_Johnson Black Hole

    Originally posted by -SpectraL Since it's a theory, it can't be determined yet if it is or isn't a conspiracy. That's the natural nature of a theory.

    
    Sure it can...as I mentioned previously eventually a theory has to have some verifiable supporting proof or evidence or if its a scientific theory some practical experiment that can be duplicated supporting said theory.
    
    Now if you have a theory for example that Aliens have a base in the Antarctic and have for 50yrs and that they plan on taking over the world...but in that 50yrs there hasn't been a single shred of evidence to support your theory...then it's just a nutty conspiracy theory...not a theory.
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17. 2021-01-19 at 6:56 PM UTC

    #57
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]

    Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson …a theory has to have some verifiable supporting proof or evidence…

    
    Well, that's just not true.
18. 2021-01-19 at 6:59 PM UTC

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    Jiggaboo_Johnson Black Hole

    Originally posted by -SpectraL Well, that's just not true.

    
    Source?
    
    noun, plural the·o·ries.
    a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
19. 2021-01-19 at 7:14 PM UTC

    #59
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]

    Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson Source?
    
    noun, plural the·o·ries.
    a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:

    
    Can't test a theory you don't have.
20. 2021-01-19 at 7:17 PM UTC

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    Kev Space Nigga

    Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson Sure it can…as I mentioned previously eventually a theory has to have some verifiable supporting proof or evidence or if its a scientific theory some practical experiment that can be duplicated supporting said theory.
    
    Now if you have a theory for example that Aliens have a base in the Antarctic and have for 50yrs and that they plan on taking over the world…but in that 50yrs there hasn't been a single shred of evidence to support your theory…then it's just a nutty conspiracy theory…not a theory.

    
    Wheres the conspiracy in this? all im hearing is they conspire to take over the world, which is a little vague, one could say everyone is planning to take over the world, whether or not they succeed being irrelevant since you are only accusing them of thought crimes.
    
    them having a base in antarctica is a concrete theory, however. but where is the conspiracy?