The Grand Unified conspiracy theory-apparently there is one!

You guys must know by now that I love a conspiracy theory, Believing is a different matter. Occam's Razor works overtime when conspiracies are concerned. Some I can see he reasoning behind and can almost see being true. Take the JFK assassination for instance. It is fairly believable that this........

........was not the work of just one man in November 1963. All it takes to make this conspiracy true is a few more shooters being involved. JFK could do a lot of damage to many interest groups some of whom could arrange a cover up. It is not beyond the realms of possibility, though working out just who carried it out gives rise so some very complicated amendments to the basic conspiracy theory.

 

Project MKUltra: the CIA's Mind Control Program was initially a conspiracy theory and only later was it found that the CIA did run such experiments. They involved electronics, hypnosis, sensory deprivation and verbal and sexual abuse and ran from the 50's to 1973.

 

Elvis Presley's faking his death, again, very silly but why not. If he had had enough of fame and lack of privacy he may have taken this drastic action. Faking death certificates is not difficult, nor is bribing medical personnel and witnesses. The same goes for Marilyn Monroe.

Elvis Presley's autopsy result and Newspaper report of the death of Marilyn Monroe.

 

In fact any theories based purely on human nature, Bribes and criminal acts are eminently believable. It is those with a paranormal basis which I have problems with. It is these where good ol' Occam walks in and calls Bull**it.

 

I was searching for another theory to bend your long suffering ears with today, when I found something which is completely different. It requires the level of belief which your average Roswell believer just doesn't have. S/He merely believes an Alien ship crashed and the government captured one which they later autopsied. Admittedly they also tend to believe other theories but only 1 at a time.

 

The Grand unified Conspiracy Theory is very different. Apparently all the conspiracies which have been put forward are not only true but are following a plan laid down by one central (And Evil of course....Mwahahahahaha.) figure. You can pick your own puppet master, Satan, the Illuminati, Mysterious time travelling figures from the future, Men in Black or a mysterious Wizard from the Dark ages.

 

It is a curious idea. First it presupposes that all conspiracy theories must be true, Second that the controlling entity is either a group still in existence or has access to time travel or has means of manipulating modern events through time. I can hear Mr Occam a knocking already. It is also odd in that the Arch manipulator must be aware of that we know of his plan. Therefore this knowledge is all part of the plan.

 

Of course, if you disagree with the plan then you are part of it. Another aspect is the politics. Some theories are more left or right wing in terms of those affected and those who commit the acts involved. Some have a religious basis, some are favoured by Atheists. The Grand theory is non political and non denominational. The idea is that the central group or character just has mischief in mind. Basically this is a theory for the paranoid. The evil one just wants to sow discord. Governments are his/her tools. Anyone who denies the reality of any conspiracy theory or the Unified theory is a tool of the evil one too.

 

Curiously there have been pictures purporting to be of time travellers at major events in 20th century history. To the normal person this is interesting but the word fake would be going through your mind. To the average Grand Unified Conspiracist it would be strong evidence. I believe it. And there goes a flying pig.

 



Why we need a little mystery.

 

The above pictures are fairly well known. Crop circles have been a part of our lives for a few decades. Nessie (Or the Loch Ness Monster.) even longer. The one with the Leg is a case of Spontaneous Human Combustion, whereby a human body is almost totally consumed by burning (Which would require extremely high temperatures.) yet there is little or no damage to the surroundings.

 

The rise of the internet has proved one thing. We love our mysteries. The more inexplicable the better. While researching this I typed 'Unexplained' into Google and clicked images. The hundreds of results included a time travelling man, a 1940's girl with a suited astronaut behind her, a man with two faces, various supposed Ghost images, Ditto UFO images. The list went on. Many sites collate these things. There is a crossover with conspiracy theories here because all are covered by the title unexplained. Allow me to present you with a uniquely British example.

 

Spring Heeled Jack

 

This was a diabolical figure with fiery red eyes and clawed hands and was reported fro 1837 till 1877 and in various parts of the U.K. He was scary enough but his true terror for Victorian witnesses was that, from a standing start, he could leap 9 feet or more in order to escape. Various explanations were put forward, mainly upper class pranksters. Phosphorous and metal claws accounted for the physical aspects. Even the 1888 Jack the Ripper case was briefly attributed to this British bogey man. More often his appearances were put down to superstition or mass hysteria. More information can be found HERE.

 

 

Time slips.

 



This is another unexplained phenomena. One of the best known is two ladies who went to Versaille, France in 1901. They got lost on their homeward journey but noticed many anachronisms. The clothing was different. The atmosphere changed. Everything seemed flat and lifeless and they observed phenomena strongly suggesting they were in the 16th century. The full story is HERE

There are many other stories of unexplained events. Some point to modern watches found in Ming dynasty graves. Others maintain that the JFK story in 1963 involved time travellers and/or the Illuminati. The British at the battle of Mons in early ww1 swore that Angels had appeared and protected them from the German guns. The Irish Banshee appears on the roof of a house only when a member of the family's death is imminent. The Nazca Lines in Mexico are designed to be seen from the air despite being made in a time before flight.

Now I am a sceptic, I try to debunk Ghost images and it isn't difficult. I like to think we possess innate telepathic or telekinetic abilities but have never been convinced by stories of these abilities. I believe in Alien life but do not believe they would bother travelling all this way just to examine our bodies. I think the Illuminati died out in the far past. I really don't believe in a lot outside our own knowledge as a race.

BUT I get a thrill at the idea of a high jumping monster, banshees scare me, I get shivers at the idea of witches and hags. I like a good Ghost story provided research has given it at least a fighting chance of being based in fact. I would love to slip in time. I want a convincing story of a telepath. The man with two faces- Edward Mordake- would seem feasible as a conjoined twin but is just creepy enough for me.

I think this is the point. Our lives are full of the known and explained that we are desperate for something we can't explain and if it is slightly creepy so much the better. I have given myself some shivery moments looking at pictures for this post and I am oh so rational. If no one has ever managed to explain something with all our modern science and the facts cannot be put down to fakery then it might just BE supernatural. Personally I need something that can't be explained.