Why do some people believe in conspiracy theories?

[John Iacoletti]

There is an important reason that I touched upon that further explains conspiracy theories.  If you entertain baseless fantasies, like a JFK conspiracy or little green men visiting from Mars, you must have an explanation for why you can never prove it.

Why?  You don't offer an explanation for why you can never prove your baseless fantasy that Oswald did it.

[Richard Smith]

Mr "Smith".....Since you've brought up the subject of baseless fantasies....I believe it's important to remind you that your entire case is based on fantastic THEORIES.

One of the theories within the fantastic tale is the THEORY that Lee Oswald dashed past the elevator gates on the sixth floor and hastily dropped the rifle behind a row of boxes at the top of the stairs.  There are in fact photos that depict a rifle jammed between boxes of books and it is about THREE  feet from the partition on the east side of the stairs.    However.... Detective Robert Studebaker drew a map that depicted where the various pieces of evidence ( the spent shells and the carcano) were located when they were discovered.   Studebaker's map clearly shows that the rifle was discovered lying on the floor EIGHT FEET  from the partition on the east side of the stairs.   That's FIVE feet further south than the location of the rifle in the official in situ photos.     

Even a elementary school kid can understand that no man could have dashed through that aisle at the top of the stairs and carefully hid the rifle beneath boxes of books that were over FIVE feet away and at least thee foot down .....   But apparently YOU Mr "Smith"  do believe that FANTASY ......

Now tell us again about believing in ridiculous fantasies.....

Your basis for a fantastic conspiracy that involves assassinating the president, framing Oswald, covering up the real assassins, and then murdering Oswald comes down to your subjective opinion that it would be difficult for Oswald to pause long enough to hide his rifle behind some boxes?  You can accept all the wild implications of a grand conspiracy but can't believe that Oswald could somehow hide his rifle in this manner?  Still have you down as a solid #5.

[Bill Chapman]

Why?  You don't offer an explanation for why you can never prove your baseless fantasy that Oswald did it.

I await (sorta, kinda.. not really) your nomination for a suspect to replace the current placeholder   

[John Iacoletti]

I await (sorta, kinda.. not really) your nomination for a suspect assassin to replace the current placeholder

I await (sorta, kinda.. not really) your justification for "current placeholder".

[Bill Chapman]

I await (sorta, kinda.. not really) your justification for "current placeholder".

Largely from the conspiracy-monger mindset that all evidence is either faked, planted, or altered.
 
 

[John Iacoletti]

Largely from the conspiracy-monger mindset that all evidence is either faked, planted, or altered.

In other words, no justification at all.

You can't even identify anybody who argues that "all evidence is either faked, planted, or altered".

[Bill Chapman]

In other words, no justification at all.

You can't even identify anybody who argues that "all evidence is either faked, planted, or altered".

Caprio
Cakebread
Freeman etc

Show us a couple to items that weren't faked planted or altered

[John Iacoletti]

Caprio
Cakebread
Freeman etc

Feel free to quote any of them (or anybody else) saying that all evidence is either faked, planted, or altered.