Conspiracy Theories? Been There, Spread That

I would be honest, I enjoy listening to conspiracy theories. They can be pretty crazy and even scary, but sometimes they are fun.
I have watched conspiracy theories so much that I can't remember all. But trust me, I believe none of them, because that's what conspiracy stories are—stories made up with no facts to them.

Don't get me wrong, some stories might have some truth to them, but I can no longer just follow something blindly without facts. It was back then in my secondary that I did that a lot. In secondary school, there were so many stories made up that we believed without question. Looking back now, it's funny how I remember spreading some of them like I got the data firsthand, when all I did was sit for hours listening to stories told by people like they were present when it happened—when they were just once like me, sitting down and listening to an intriguing story.

I remember back then when they started distributing COVID-19 vaccines. My mom forbade any of us from taking any vaccines because of fear. My brother back then was so much into the conspiracy theories surrounding the vaccines that he tried convincing anyone who would listen. And my mom was the only person who seriously listened to him. Sometimes they would watch YouTube videos, and he would be breaking them down for her.

There are so many theories I have heard about vaccines:

• One said the government put tracking chips inside the vaccines, and they were a means for President Obama to inject 5G into people, which was sponsored by the Illuminati.
• Another was that it was just part of some Illuminati ritual, and the side effects were spiritual effects of the ritual.
• There was one that said Bill Gates was trying to use vaccines as a means of depopulation, and he targeted black countries like Nigeria.
• Another one I heard, which was one of the many conspiracy theories I spread back then, was that vaccines infect those who are vaccinated instead and weaken the human system, so we depend on drugs, and the drug industry keeps making huge profits off people.

This particular one might be an example of how people make up these theories from misunderstood information and a lack of further knowledge.

Before, I didn't understand how vaccines worked, but now I do. So, simply put, vaccines are harmless, identical versions of diseases injected into the system so the immune system can study them and be ready to fight when and if the harmful ones enter the body.

I can now imagine someone, like a child, maybe hearing a little from a discussion about this and not understanding everything. Then the next day, he goes to school and shares this precious mind-blowing information with his classmates, lol.

From my experience, I can say that excitement is one of the reasons behind the spread of conspiracy theories. And there is this fear that comes with that excitement too—just like being in a horror mystery movie.
And the last is a lack of knowledge and ignorance.

And of course, let's also not forget the part where most of these stories are believable, because humans can be unpredictable and even now, no system is perfect.

But still, I choose to stay on the side of science, not just for the safety of myself and people around me, but also because science has been proven, and conspiracy theories, on the other hand, are wild stories based on emotions, fear, suspicion, and misinformation with no proof.

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