Audie
Veteran Member
Quite.
There are just some people around who revel in notions of being persecuted by some nebulous "them" (government, "elites", Illuminati, Lizard People or what-have-you), or of being part of some tiny minority who are the only ones to perceive "Ve Troof" and who the whole world is against. I have read that research shows believers in one conspiracy theory are likely to go in for a whole series of them, often with no connection between them. A good dose of scientific ignorance probably helps - though I have sometimes come across conspiracy theorists who know quite a bit of science, so this can't really be said to be diagnostic of the type.
Suffice it to say it comes as no surprise to find a JW circulating absurd conspiracy theories.
Nothing new about "us v them" as a way to solidify a
group. As a cult within a cult, of course JW are going
to be that way.
Systematic deprogramming of higher order thinking
skills makes conspiracy-conspiracy easier to believe.