All Aboard the 'Crazy' Train

So! How many of you believe that conspiracy "hoo-haw"? Which one? Any of them. Or all of them. Guess what? I'm going to attempt to properly articulate why many of them are real, and their degrees of credibility. Lets go with a history lesson on most. Illuminati? Pfft, the truth is they were a group of 'free thinkers' throughout the early 18th century. Do you know when that time period was? Around the founding of this wonderful land we call America. They were pretty much the guys who think like I do. Freedom to do as you please without penalty so long as no one was hurt. Due to a technicality, you can say these guys had a hand in implanting the idea of a totally free 'state', one free of Great Britain's influence. Are they behind the scenes ruling the world and spreading ignorance? No. People throw the name about because it's really the only one they know. There are people doing so, but that isn't their name or title. Illuminati, should they still exist, are more like..the hippies of contemporary society. FreeMasons? They're just one enormous fraternity pretty much. What they do is nothing along the lines of global control and domination either. The Freemasons are pretty much the ultimate in networking. You join college sororities and fraternities? Same deal here, except this is the top of the line where they have influence and pull in a wide variety of the socioeconomic world. This is where the real idea for networking came from. So Illuminati and Freemasons are out. Lizard people? That's just plain crazy talk. Closest thing to that is the guys who go nuts with body modification or people suffering from Ichthyosis Vulgaris (scaly skin) in conjunction with other 'convenient' diseases. Obama is not a lizardman, neither was bush or any other president.
 
Aliens? UFOs? Abduction, crop circles and cattle mutilation? First off, you have to understand that there are millions of planets in the universe, to believe we are the only sentient life is arrogant and ignorant. So Aliens exist. Don't believe that? The water from earth is compliments of various comets and meteorites before the formation of any life forms we know of. There's 'ice' on the moon, and in the rings of Saturn and a wide variety of other places. Going by what we know, water is the fundamental building block to life. Although to believe water is absolutely necessary for life is a bit extreme. Now think about this carefully, we who have cars, airplanes, and boats would never travel immense distances just to observe cockroaches, or worse amoeba? Would we? Wait..we have a few nutcases who would. But think about that on an even more immense scale. Traveling hundreds, thousands, or even millions of light years to observe a socially backwards and hardly technologically mature species? That's a bit excessive. Plausible, but excessive. Area 51? Once it showed up on Google maps. Not sure if it still does, but we have seen from various documented sources that it is a restricted area. The personnel working there are not at liberty to discuss what they're working on with anyone, not even family. The guards are authorized to use lethal force on anyone caught trespassing. Something's there. What? Who knows. Roswell? Alien craft crash landing, weather balloon? Who knows. Do research and form your own opinion there. Last I checked I didn't reside in New Mexico so I don't know.  
Magic and super powered or 'Gifted' people? We start with the brain. It's said that we only use about ten percent of our brains. First off, you do realize that a wide variety of other sections of the brain is utilized to carry out bodily functions and maintain homeostasis right? So I'd say naturally we use eighty to ninety percent of our brain. The other ten percent of gray matter is things we haven't formed an understanding of when it comes to lobe functions. About the former 10% statement, I'd say it's mental capability being used. Think of that 10% as ram on a hard drive. When you use just 10% you can carry out certain functions without worrying, but there's still the potential to carry our more processes at the same time. The most recorded brain activity at once that wasn't in regards to bodily function was around 14% I believe. I could be wrong, haven't looked into it in years. And that individual had an MRI taken as they prayed prior to piercing their cheeks with rods. They managed to numb the pain. Another individual can emit heat energy from his hands and warm metallic objects without direct contact, some people can walk on coals and not even suffer burns, manipulate adrenaline output, channel various energies, radiate electromagnetic fields, etc. So I figure it's all in the same category.

Alchemy, the Philosopher's Stone, and various other 'psuedo'-sciences? Time to do your own research. Alchemy is the true founder of modern chemistry. The basis was the idea of four elements. Earth, Fire, Water, and Air, and that a combination of these four gave you every other substance found. That gave way to scientific theory and method, which then helped to establish the periodic table of elements, and certain aspects of physics. Original Alchemy was used to create elixirs and ultimately was thought to have the power to turn lead into gold. The process now is attempted on an atomic level in which certain atoms are bombarded with protons to alter the atomic mass and composition of another element. Because all physicists and chemists know that protons and neutrons equal atomic mass and number and each number is derived from the number of protons in the nucleus. The protons in the nucleus is unique to each element, the weight varies due to electrons in the shell, or neutrons in the nucleus. Change the number of protons, change the element completely. The Philosopher's Stone on the other hand has made a bit of a name for itself in the media, and often goes by other names. The point is this is said to have the power to dissolve any substance, extend lives, completely change one substance into another, return life, or even youth to whomever possesses it, etc. Does it exist? Who knows really. With so many various interpretations of it, and being discredited by the scientific community, it's hard to say. Numerology I hate to categorize with Satanic worship, but they have their connections. It's often said that "There is strength in numbers." Usually this is in conjunction with a scenario where it's safer to be in a group, but it turns out this phrase was originally meant to discuss the magical properties of numbers. This is usually deemed sacred mathematics. That is too extensive to cover, even for me. But numerology has dictated entire life styles because of people's belief in it. Lucky 7, unlucky 13, the witching hour which is 3 o clock in the morning, the number 23. People believe that numbers have the power to dictate and even alter the very world in which we live. It's said that satanic worship revolves around certain numerological aspects in order to increase potency or efficiency. Magic itself is thought to revolve around the golden ratio. The connection between them all revolves around mathematics and in some cases variations in linguistics. Ancient 'spells' revolved around the power of one's name, contemporary means are thought to revolve around numbers or the manipulation of sciences.

So! What have we learned today? The world is a crazy place. There are secret societies that use Marxist views to control the world, but they aren't the Illuminati or Freemasons (or are they?). Super powers exist in various forms and I'm pretty sure governments of the world are trying to engineer various types. Aliens exist. The governments lie to their people. Magic exists to a degree, and was once on the same spectrum as science. The world is a pretty facinating place. And I haven't even touched on Cryptozoology yet.