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The founder of Celestial Seasonings, maker of the wildly popular Sleepytime Tea, is the leader of a New Age cult that believes we live on “Urantia” and that pale aliens named Adam and Eve came to Earth to “purify” the planet of the inferior races, including gigantic green and orange people. According to Urantia’s text, […]
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The fork was once considered immoral, unhygienic and a tool of the devil. The first dining forks were used by the ruling class in the Middle East and the Byzantine Empire. In 1004, Maria Argyropoulina, niece of the Byzantine emperors Basil II and Constantine VIII, was married to the son of the Doge of Venice. […]
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There is a thing called the “sweater curse.” Some knitters believe that knitting a sweater for a signifcant other and giving it to them as a gift will result in a breakup. A 2005 poll found that 15% of knitters have experienced it firsthand.
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Triclavianism is the belief that three nails were used to crucify Jesus. The issue of whether three or four nails were used has been a matter for a centuries-old theological debate.
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Sometimes in life, you have just have a feeling about something and you KNOW it’s true, even though you have absolutely no evidence or facts to back it up.
I guess some call it faith and others would call it ignorance, but each person is definitely different in this respect.
And I think it’s safe to say that some of these beliefs are harmless and some can be extremely dangerous, especially when it comes to conspiracy theories and politics…
AskReddit users sounded off about what they believe to be true even though they have nothing to back it up.
“Casey Anthony killed her daughter and her parents know it too!
The justice system failed that poor baby.
And to me, what’s worse is last year she apparently said she wants another child/children.”
“That my last boss secretly hated me even though we had, on the surface, a very positive relationship.”
“The Truman show was made to make me think the entire world watching my every move was a ridiculous notion.
But I know better…”
“That the key to happiness is low expectations.”
“There’s a travel agency that’s been around in my town for as long as I can remember.
I wholeheartedly believe it’s a front for the mob.”
“That a LOT more famous actors than we realize are secretly the children of other famous actors from the previous generation.
I call it the Hollywood B*stard Theory.”
“George R R Martin will never finish the last Game of Thrones book.”
“I’m convinced I watched Flight 93 go down.
I would never share that in real life because it’s grim and no one would believe me (the geography of the reports are off ). I saw it clear as day from Kent State’s main campus in Ohio.
I didn’t know what I was seeing other than I remember thinking “that plane is way way too low (we had a aviation college so planes were common) and too big and it’s jerking around like how a toddler drives a power wheels truck….”.
Continued on to class. You don’t wanna be late even at a liberal college.”
“Flat Earthers are just doing it for attention.
They really don’t think the Earth is flat.”
“Gut bacterial imbalance can change a person fundamentally — physically, mentally, emotionally.
One day they’re going to cure some impossibly vexing diseases and conditions when they figure out that it’s all connected to what lives in your guts.”
“That actual, proper snuff films exist.
There’s too much depravity and perversion in the world for that not to be the case.”
“That Andy Dufresne was guilty in the Shawshank Redemption.
It’s never actually proven that he didn’t kill his wife and her lover. We just have his word and a story made up by an inmate that wanted to be liked by Andy and his friends.
Also what are the chances that his wife and lover were murdered the same night that Andy was going to kill them himself, before he changed his mind?”
“There is some Godzilla sh*t at the bottom of our oceans.
Deep sea gigantism will not fail me.”
“Back when I was 18 I got my first tattoo, the Squaresoft logo on my upper arm. It was 2001 and I was also on my own in a new state.
I was and still am a huge RPG fan and it’s the height of my geekdom. Well, I sent in a picture of me and my tattoo with a short letter about me and my favorite games to Official PlayStation Magazine.
They published my letter and photo along with the caption “We don’t know whether to be impressed or frightened.”
The very next month they started a “Tattoo of the Month” section and I am absolutely sure 100% that I either started that or was the story that proved the concept, the test.
Unless someone can come from that team’s time and tell me I’m not, I’ll always believe I was the start of that.”
Do you have any extremely strong beliefs like this?
If so, please share them in the comments.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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People believe illogical and ridiculous things for a number of reasons.
I think a big one is how they were raised and what their parents insisted they believe in, especially when it comes to religion and politics.
Another reason is that propaganda and spread of false news and information is real AND it’s a real threat.
And some of it is just being young and oblivious.
Here are some very interesting stories from folks on AskReddit.
“When I first got my license they asked if I wanted to be an organ donor. I said no.
Years later a friend of mine asked me why I wasn’t a donor and I told them it was because I was afraid they would call me up one day and demand a kidney or part of my liver or something.
After laughing their ass off my friend explained that’s not how it works and now I’m an organ donor. Hopefully no one wants my brain because I’m a moron.”
“I thought Aeropostale and American Eagle were the fanciest clothes you could get.
Grew up in Appalachia so for the area I guess they were. Dated a girl in Houston who was extremely into fashion and was pretty mortified that I had no idea what Armani, Gucci and Chanel were.”
“That the world was black and white until color came in to it.
Looking at old photographs confused young me, apparently.”
“That EVERYBODY, except me, were aliens trying to manipulate me in some kind of experiment.
So while I was interacting with someone, s/he was wearing a “human costume”, but when I was far away they would return to their alien body.”
“When I was really young, one of my friends told me that raisin bread had rabbit poop in it. So I refused to eat raisin bread for years.
At some point the narrative of rabbit poop in bread must have got a little strange because then I convinced myself I just didn’t like it. And went with that for 25 years.
Until I dated someone who loved raisin bread and tried and it was amazing! No more rabbit poop bread.”
“I believed all dogs are male and all cats are female.
The cartoon CatDog really screwed with my youthful mind.
Both ends are male and I just couldn’t comprehend that.”
“When I was a young teen my dad told me that girls can get pregnant from breathing in the air that boys exhale, because particles.
I didn’t kiss a boy until junior year of high school and to this day (now in my 20s) I still can’t stand people breathing near my face, which precludes certain cuddling positions.”
“I thought Jesus invented the English language.
And then he proceeded to write the King James Version of the Bible.”
“My parents convinced me that the ice cream truck rang, when it was all out of ice cream. Found it they lied to me about 2 years ago…..
I’m sixteen.”
“That guerilla warfare meant people had enlisted gorillas to fight with them.
They were always reported in far away places…. Where I presumed gorillas lived.”
“That you can’t have sex before marriage.
I remember going to a show in the theatre and the 2 main characters kissed, and I was like “are they married to each other? Why aren’t they wearing wearing rings?””
“My bf believed that the black market was a real physical market where people would trade illegal things as a kid. Like a guy would be hawking guns in a stall next to another guy selling drugs and they’d compete over customers.
“Quality, pure drugs right here! No additives! Just the good stuff!”
“Buy my guns so you don’t have to pay for his drugs! I got the best guns!””
“That movies were real and the name of the character was the name of the actor, admittedly was almost 12 before I first saw an actor in a second movie, and after asking my dad why they were calling him a different name, I realized.
But at least professional wrestling was real, yup also admittedly found out much later than I should have, 19 yrs old. I just really can suspend that disbelief, I guess.”
“That people who die turn into mannequins. And that the mannequins move when the store closes.
The mannequins are ghosts of the dead.”
“Growing up and being an altar boy in the Catholic Church, I thought that Catholicism was the only one true religion.”
“I believed in Santa until I was about 7 or 8, which isn’t that unusual except that I’m Jewish and I thought he was an AntiSemite because I never got presents on Christmas.”
Now we want to hear from you.
Did you ever used to have totally illogical beliefs? What changed your mind?
Please tell us your stories in the comments.
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In 1749 a scientist, Emilie du Châtelet, feared that bearing a child at 42 would be the last thing she did. She worked furiously on a magnum opus that would eventually change the world of physics. Within days of completing her work, she gave birth to a daughter and died soon after.
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Residents of Shingo, Japan believe Jesus did not die on a cross in Jerusalem, but instead he fled to their town and became a rice farmer.
Reddit can be a good site to connect with people and to learn about different topics, but let’s face the facts: there are a lot of people out there with dangerous ideas that spread like wildfire on the Internet.
That’s why it’s important to find your news from reputable sources…which can definitely be hard to do these days.
Folks on AskReddit shared what they think are the toxic and potentially dangerous ideas and beliefs that people share on Reddit. Share your thoughts in the comments.
“Absolutely hating on those that deviate from the norm. Hating on people that conform to society’s norms but not Reddit’s norms. Hating on people trying to have fun or hobbies.”
“Glorification of selfishness. I get the impression a ton of people on this site have difficulty asserting themselves, or recognizing or setting their own boundaries, because Reddit is full of advice geared toward people with these problems.
What these posters seem to forget is that not everyone is codependent with self-esteem through the floor. And yet anytime anyone wants to get out of something that someone else wants them to do, Reddit leaps to “no is a complete sentence! Put yourself first! Don’t JADE!” In real life though, maintaining healthy relationships requires sometimes doing things you aren’t thrilled about for others’ sake.”
“Reddit is very much “Guilty until proven innocent”.
They will jump straight down the throat of any alleged criminal with 0 facts, 0 context, and demand they be sentenced to years behind bars, or worse.”
“Reddit has a tendency to label people “toxic” and encourage relationship advice that isn’t great.”
“Worshipping celebrities. 10 year olds don’t need to receive death threats because he’s never heard of a 55 year old actor.”
“Reddit is extremely hostile to actual expertise. If you state outright “I do this professionally and you are wrong” it will send people into an impotent rage. If you don’t say so, they will smugly keep missing the point. There really is no good way to try to correct misconceptions or bad information.”
“To an extent, Reddit plays a role in the growing anti-intellectualism. There seems to be a large assumption that this is a website of experts and lengthy replies must be credible. I saw a fellow redditor describe it perfectly, “you finally realize how little most redditors know when they start talking about a topic you happen to be well researched in”.
I see this in two places primarily, topics about public education (I am a middle school teacher) and topics such as anti-vaccine. I understand reddit hates anti-vax for good reason, but it is also stuck in the old “anti-vaxxers are just stupid” stereotype. Instead of educating and helping the problem, they just poke fun. This unfortunately drives more anxious parents toward anti-vax communities. A little empathy, understanding, and education would do more to combat ideologies such as anti-vaccines than anything reddit actually does.”
“Those people who make introversion out to be an excuse for some pretty terrible antisocial/misanthropic/unacceptable behavior.
I don’t like loud spaces and can feel overwhelmed by crowds of people; I would pay not to go to a concert. I also genuinely love the people in my life and will always make time for anyone who needs me. In my experience this is true for everyone extroverts and introverts alike.”
“Everyone is an armchair psychologist. You post about feeling sad sometimes and inevitably someone is like “thats because you have atypical depression and bipolar disorder” or whatever.”
“One example of this….a medical doctor posts a well written comment about the dangers of over prescribing anti biotics. Top comment of the thread. Tons of awards. Later a 2nd year med student posts a similar comment. Still well written but maybe misses a few key points specifying how and why. Again…top comment of the thread. Gilded to the nines.
Later a college freshman bio major writes a pretty bad summary of the situation but it’s part of the Reddit hive mind echo chamber so anyone who bothers to correct him gets misinterpreted and downvoted. And so on and so on until someone LITERALLY TELLS ME they read on Reddit that taking antibiotics is dangerous and will lead to a super disease that will wipe out humanity. Come on Reddit….”
“Stereotyping, in general, seems rampant. Many comments and posts seem to believe that individuals are incapable of independent thought and just reflect the race/religion/gender/ethnicity/group/nationality/political party/subreddit/culture they belong to.
People are varied even within ideologies. Argue points and issues, not identities.”
“If your partner does anything at all that you dislike, you should dump them, take them to the police, avoid all other partners in the future, etc etc.
Particularly prevalent in Relationships, Relationship Advice, AmITheAsshole and even just AskReddit itself. It’s rather appalling, and it seems to be pushed by people who have no idea what being in a relationship is actually like. It’s not fucking easy basically, you want to love something and be in a completely committed relationship? Prepare to fight for it, because it is not easy.”
“Failure to acknowledge any nuance or gray areas. People feel the need to go all in on one side for any issue. I think they feel they’ll look weak or hurt their argument by relenting on any point. Or having a discussion on any point.”
“That whenever someone in your life isn’t behaving perfectly or 100% supporting of you all the freaking time, you need to “cut them out of your life” because they are “abusive” and “toxic”.
I’m curious how many families have been ruined by such destructive advice.”
“Most Americans I know are nowhere as racist, dumb or fat as reddit makes everyone else think.
A good bunch of them are smart, hardworking people, and are also nowhere as extremist as to be considered far-right, far-left, etc. Reddit might be a huge echo chamber in politics, but, at least the Americans I know, have moderate views and are easy-going people.”
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On a trip to Nepal, Apollo astronaut Stu Roosa met Nepalese who believe the spirits of their dead reside on the Moon. Roosa could not understand why a few of the local citizens treated him like a god, nor why they were distressed when he told them he saw no one else on the Moon.