Delicious Conspiracy Theories

When I read The Da Vinci Code, I enjoyed it because I thought the historical information was based on fact. It wasn’t, and I’m glad I know that now. I’m doubly glad I didn’t know it when I read the book, as it would have spoiled the fun.

With that in mind, I recommend to you a movie on the Internet, available for free viewing, called Zeitgeist. It presents three entertaining arguments and ties them together:

1. The Bible is an obvious copy of earlier religions, designed to control the masses.

2. September 11th was staged by the U.S. government as a pretext for grabbing power and making money.

3. Rich bankers control the entire world.

Here’s the link:

http://zeitgeistmovie.com/

The beauty of the movie is not in its truth, if indeed it has any. I don’t have the energy or desire to research it. What I found amazingly entertaining is how persuasive it is, even if it turns out to be entirely made up.

I believe the intent of the movie is to alarm people into being more skeptical of their government. It had the opposite effect on me. It made me happy to think there might be a plan. But if, as the movie claims, it’s entirely manufactured, and the war in Iraq is meant to be a permanent conflict to sell weapons and control oil – that is much less scary. It means the war will stay where it is and no one will “follow me home.”