What is a conspiracy theory you believe in?

 

What is a conspiracy theory you believe in?

Tupac isn't really dead.
The moon landing was staged.
The U.S. government conducts alien experiments in Area 51.
There was a second gunman on the grassy knoll.
Big Brother really is watching us.
UTC has haunted buildings.

Conspiracy theories abound in many segments of society.  From a belief in other life forms visiting or inhabiting this planet to a disbelief in people we love being dead to a belief that someone or something is hiding something from us, and everything in between. Conspiracy theories are fun to sort of pay attention to, but really, most of us take them with a grain of salt whenever we hear conspiracy theories.  But it's always quite interesting when you realize that a theory that was once a conspiracy has been proven true.

It can also be a little unsettling if you discover a conspiracy theory is truthful, just as many Americans and world citizens discovered this summer, via articles published in The Guardian, that big brother really is watching virtually everything we do in our very electronically connected world since the USA PATRIOT Act gave the U.S. government the authority to do so via the NSA (National Security Agency).  Talk about a "holy crap, my theory isn't just a theory anymore" moment.

The other "holy crap, it's not just a theory" conspiracy theory is the idea that UTC has haunted buildings.  Allegedly, Hooper, Patten Chapel, and Brock Hall have "beings" that go bump in the night.
For more info on those alleged hauntings, check out this 2008 article from Chattanooga Times-Free Press Weekly Community News.

Conspiracy theories can be fun to indulge in for brief escapes from reality.  Just try not to get too sucked in, especially if you find yourself in the following places at night:

Brock

Hooper

Patten Chapel

Be well,

Prof. Chatterbox