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Originally posted by Zapataman
Ohhhh really ABC, in that case maybe no one should watch Disney movies(ABC). In which they show talking animals, monsters, magical creatures, talking robots, among many other things. National Treasure the movie it self is a movie about conspiracies, you wouldnt want to develop a mental illness from watching these would you?
Originally posted by Diplomat
There's nothing we can even do now. Most average American idiots would agree that "nutjob conspiracy sites" should be outlawed. The Internet as we know it will not last much longer... it will be completely controlled and censored soon...
Originally posted by prototism
I can definitely see how visiting a conspiracy site might induce general paranoia across a population, but on the other hand, an open mind is a healthy mind.
Surely, if I can differentiate, the producers at ABC can too. Unless of course this is some sort of ironic campaign by the government to further slander us open minded individuals (read: a conspiracy).
[edit on 12/13/2008 by prototism]
Originally posted by blowfishdl
reply to post by angel of lightangelo
Somebody needs to sit you down and go over with this with you. You began arguing that they denied his success. Quit derailing this thread and stay on topic.
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According to MacDonald, most delusions begin with general, unexplained feelings of discontent that are caused by a problem with the brain. It's only when someone tries to search for an explanation for their feelings that a delusion forms.
"Then over time, the delusions become crystallized -- meaning they take on particular narratives, story lines and people's motives begin to be fleshed out," said MacDonald. "When one thing isn't explained, it's never abandoned. The plot just thickens ... and you credit your persecutor with a tremendous amount of power."
MacDonald said it can make it difficult to do talk therapy when delusional people feed their story from outside sources or find evidence with other conspiracy plots.
Originally posted by blowfishdl
MacDonald said it can make it difficult to do talk therapy when delusional people feed their story from outside sources or find evidence with other conspiracy plots.
The Internet has always been a forum for fringe ideas, but success like Icke's, and subcultures built on paranoid theories like gang stalkers, points to an understudied corner in psychiatry: Who are the people who believe such theories in the quiet of their homes, and what does such behavior mean for a person teetering on the edge of mental illness?
"It's not an area that has been studied very well," said Angus MacDonald, a spokesperson for the mental health charity NARSAD, and an associate professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
MacDonald cautioned that not everyone who believes in a conspiracy plot is mentally ill. They just may be suggestible or just suspicious of authority.
For the healthy in mind, MacDonald said, "it's a wild card about whether this is going to improve people's state or not. It may turn out that the value of the community is greater than the destructive nature of the narratives that are spun out of them.
"It's not an area that has been studied very well," said Angus MacDonald
For the healthy in mind, MacDonald said, "it's a wild card about whether this is going to improve people's state or not. It may turn out that the value of the community is greater than the destructive nature of the narratives that are spun out of them.
Originally posted by angel of lightangelo
reply to post by blowfishdl
Do you know much about psychological disorders? I am not sure why anyone would argue so vehemently for an article that is nothing more than one man's opinions. That is it! There has been paranoid schizophrenia long before the Internet so unless there is some change in the pattern, this is a pointless collection of one man's fact-less conjecture. You did read it right?
Originally posted by blowfishdl
I would appreciate it if you would debate against my responses rather than continually posting your blatantly redundant opinion.
Let me sum it up in an easy question for you...
Would a paranoid schizophrenic benefit from knowing the 9/11 conspiracy, or would a paranoid schizophrenic become increasingly paranoid knowing the 9/11 conspiracy?
Originally posted by angel of lightangelo
Originally posted by blowfishdl
I would appreciate it if you would debate against my responses rather than continually posting your blatantly redundant opinion.
I think I can handle this really easily for you.
Let me sum it up in an easy question for you...
Would a paranoid schizophrenic benefit from knowing the 9/11 conspiracy, or would a paranoid schizophrenic become increasingly paranoid knowing the 9/11 conspiracy?
Would a paranoid schizophrenic be any worse off by reading 100 9/11 websites than he would be by hearing someone whispering in a restaraunt?
Originally posted by blowfishdl
It's not a question of WHERE he heard the conspiracy theory. A website is one of many sources. You failed to answer the easiest of questions.
So once again, and I open the floor to anyone who is brave enough to answer this question.
Would a paranoid schizophrenic benefit from knowing the 9/11 conspiracy, or would a paranoid schizophrenic become increasingly paranoid knowing the 9/11 conspiracy?
Originally posted by blowfishdl
Would a paranoid schizophrenic benefit from knowing the 9/11 conspiracy, or would a paranoid schizophrenic become increasingly paranoid knowing the 9/11 conspiracy?
Originally posted by angel of lightangelo
Originally posted by blowfishdl
So once again, and I open the floor to anyone who is brave enough to answer this question.
Would a paranoid schizophrenic benefit from knowing the 9/11 conspiracy, or would a paranoid schizophrenic become increasingly paranoid knowing the 9/11 conspiracy?
This is my answer. Do you have any reason to believe that a paranoid schizophrenic person would be any better or worse off reading websites about 9/11 or waking through the park?
That's not an answer, that's a question. Unlike you, I will gladly answer your question. A schizophrenic person is much better off walking through the park. You don't have to major in psychology to understand this. I have taken several psychology courses, but such knowledge is entirely unnecessary to answer your question.
So are you ever going to answer mine?
Originally posted by blowfishdl
That's not an answer, that's a question. Unlike you, I will gladly answer your question.
A schizophrenic person is much better off walking through the park. You don't have to major in psychology to understand this.
I have taken several psychology courses, but such knowledge is entirely unnecessary to answer your question.
So are you ever going to answer mine?