The Website I used was http://www.sanguinarius.org/
The website I found is a site for people questioning whether or not they are vampires or not. It offers support for teenagers who think they are vampires or might be vampires but don't know how to tell for sure. The site has a lot of scary pictures and is very demonic looking. As stated in the website, the purpose of the site is to creat a global network of real vampies, which entails all "blood-drinkers, psi/energy drinkers, vampire life styles." Also the website is trying to help unify vampires under one vampiric culture and to gain protection and equal rights from the law. The website also has a calendar of events. Basically, the website provides meeting times and places for adult vampires and teen vampires. This website is pretty sick. Basically, the creators of this website think that they are being discriminated against (which they probably are) but the truth of the matter is that they are extremely messed up. In my opinion, these people should be seeking professional psychiatic help, not forming "vampiric" socities to fulfill their fantasy.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
A Giant Hoax
http://www.trivia-library.com/b/famous-hoaxes-history-of-the-cardiff-giant.htm
In 1869, on a little farm in New York, two workers uncovered a gigantic fossil of a man. The impressive fossil was about ten and a half feet tall. Once the media got a hold of this story, masses of people started pouring into the farm to have a look at the fossil. Not surprisingly, the owner of the farm, William Newell, charged the people a lot of money to see the fossil. He basically made a fortune within a few weeks. Expert paleontologists declared that the fossil was real. However some skeptics believed it was carved by a professional sculptor. Someone hired a professional sculptor to come examine it, and he noticed chisel marks all over the "fossil". He almost immediately could tell it was a fake. Then some rich guy came and tried to buy the "fossil" from Newell because he saw how much money Newell was making. When Newell refused to sell it, the rich guy simply hired a sculptor to duplicate it. However, both men displayed their "giants" on the same day in New York. But the rich man said he was showing Newell to be a fraud. Eventually the hoax was uncovered. Repoters found out Newell had contracted a sculptor in Chicago to make the statue. Eventually Newell confessed.
In 1869, on a little farm in New York, two workers uncovered a gigantic fossil of a man. The impressive fossil was about ten and a half feet tall. Once the media got a hold of this story, masses of people started pouring into the farm to have a look at the fossil. Not surprisingly, the owner of the farm, William Newell, charged the people a lot of money to see the fossil. He basically made a fortune within a few weeks. Expert paleontologists declared that the fossil was real. However some skeptics believed it was carved by a professional sculptor. Someone hired a professional sculptor to come examine it, and he noticed chisel marks all over the "fossil". He almost immediately could tell it was a fake. Then some rich guy came and tried to buy the "fossil" from Newell because he saw how much money Newell was making. When Newell refused to sell it, the rich guy simply hired a sculptor to duplicate it. However, both men displayed their "giants" on the same day in New York. But the rich man said he was showing Newell to be a fraud. Eventually the hoax was uncovered. Repoters found out Newell had contracted a sculptor in Chicago to make the statue. Eventually Newell confessed.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Mass Hysteira in Peru
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070926_meteorite_hysteria.html
A few weeks ago, mass hysteria broke out in Peru as the result of a supposed Meteorite crash. The people living in the town nearest to the crater reported that 600 individuals fell sick. They attributed this wide spread sickness to fumes that were emitted from the crater. After visiting the crater, people reported feelings of “nausea, headaches and soar throats.” However meteorologists determined that there might not have even been a meteorite crash, and if there was one it would not emit fumes as the people described. The sickness people were experiencing was probably coming from other sources. For example arsenic is often found in the soil in Peru and it frequently contaminates the water. Most likely, people attributed their sickness to the mysterious crater because of mass hysteria. Also, the media came to this little Peruvian town and blew up the story of the meteorite crash. This probably amplified to the mass hysteria already present. Furthermore, whenever people hear about objects falling from the sky there is almost always an outbreak of mass hysteria.
A few weeks ago, mass hysteria broke out in Peru as the result of a supposed Meteorite crash. The people living in the town nearest to the crater reported that 600 individuals fell sick. They attributed this wide spread sickness to fumes that were emitted from the crater. After visiting the crater, people reported feelings of “nausea, headaches and soar throats.” However meteorologists determined that there might not have even been a meteorite crash, and if there was one it would not emit fumes as the people described. The sickness people were experiencing was probably coming from other sources. For example arsenic is often found in the soil in Peru and it frequently contaminates the water. Most likely, people attributed their sickness to the mysterious crater because of mass hysteria. Also, the media came to this little Peruvian town and blew up the story of the meteorite crash. This probably amplified to the mass hysteria already present. Furthermore, whenever people hear about objects falling from the sky there is almost always an outbreak of mass hysteria.
Monday, October 1, 2007
AIDS Conspiracy Theory
This website I used was http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=AIDS_conspiracy
Essentially what this article claims is that AIDS is not a natural epidemic, but it is really man-made government created disease meant to eliminate a certain unwanted portion of the population. In particular, this theory claims AIDS was create to exterminate blacks and gays in an act of genocide. This article describes many different AIDS conspiracy theories, but they all have the use the same premise that AIDS was created by the government. Also the article suggests that a cure for AIDS has already been found but the United States government is with holding it. There is no evidence to support this claim, however this seems irrelevant to the person making the claim. It does not seem that the people concocting these conspiracies are very credible sources. While two of the leading conspirists have their doctoral degree, it does not say what their degree is in.
A few of these men argue that "HIV is a genetically modified organism developed by US Government scientists." It seems as though perhaps the men formulating this conspiracy have read to many science fiction books. They claim HIV was introduced into the gay population between 1978 and 1981 through government experiments. Basically, they make rediculous claims without providing any support or evidence. However, since it is a top secret "government experiment" they do not have any concrete evidence. this seems to be a common fall back strategy for any conspiracy. Since its a top secret government ordeal, they can't provide any evidence. It's very fishy that the conspiracy happens to suggest the dates that the government started experimenting happen to be when the actual epidemic began. It's not hard to create a conspiracy theory. All one has to do is find some dates and random events, and then link them through rediculous occurances.
Essentially what this article claims is that AIDS is not a natural epidemic, but it is really man-made government created disease meant to eliminate a certain unwanted portion of the population. In particular, this theory claims AIDS was create to exterminate blacks and gays in an act of genocide. This article describes many different AIDS conspiracy theories, but they all have the use the same premise that AIDS was created by the government. Also the article suggests that a cure for AIDS has already been found but the United States government is with holding it. There is no evidence to support this claim, however this seems irrelevant to the person making the claim. It does not seem that the people concocting these conspiracies are very credible sources. While two of the leading conspirists have their doctoral degree, it does not say what their degree is in.
A few of these men argue that "HIV is a genetically modified organism developed by US Government scientists." It seems as though perhaps the men formulating this conspiracy have read to many science fiction books. They claim HIV was introduced into the gay population between 1978 and 1981 through government experiments. Basically, they make rediculous claims without providing any support or evidence. However, since it is a top secret "government experiment" they do not have any concrete evidence. this seems to be a common fall back strategy for any conspiracy. Since its a top secret government ordeal, they can't provide any evidence. It's very fishy that the conspiracy happens to suggest the dates that the government started experimenting happen to be when the actual epidemic began. It's not hard to create a conspiracy theory. All one has to do is find some dates and random events, and then link them through rediculous occurances.
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