Debunked: Chemtrails

As with most conspiracy theories, half truths and often flat out lies are used to support ridiculous claims that are only made for the purposes of giving people a reason to live in fear, and so that certain people can cash in on the ignorance of others.

The idea that the government is using airplanes to spread chemicals over our population in order to kill us is one that has been persistently around over the last several years, even though this conspiracy has been repeatedly exposed for the fraud it is. For whatever reason, people are still falling for this ludicrous claim as if it were true. I am merely posting this video as an offering of truth for people who are still living in fear.



Unfortunately, conspiracy theorists are seen on both sides of the current political spectrum. Fear mongers like Alex Jones have been cashing in on these types of hysterical pseudo-science claims for years. As frustrating as free speech can be in times of witnessing people make such ill-informed claims, it must be protected. It is most certainly the responsibility of the reader to check, double check, and triple check information they receive via media, internet, or other news sources -- including even this blog because, YES I've made mistakes myself and even though I have made efforts to correct my misinformed posts, the corrections can still get lost.

The ignorant are not stupid. They are merely people who are looking for answers and sometimes this curiosity can inadvertently cause one to chase the rabbit down the hole into a world of utter nonsense. Like Alice, it may take some time to realize they have literally lost their own perception of reality. Trying to make full sense of the new world they have found can be as difficult as shoving toothpaste back into the tube. This is why the study of logic and critical reasoning are necessary. If one ever expects to be aware, they must also understand the basic principles of mathematics and science.

Having a basic understanding of these logic skills can help a person separate facts from opinions. Math builds  problem solving skills. For example, when we are confronted with a problem in algebra, we often find that our job is to discover the unknown variable or what "a" represents, in some cases there is more than one unknown. In order to do this, the solver must follow specific steps that will help isolate the variable and only then can the answer be found. In science, we learn certain laws and principles where we can apply our knowledge in order to solve other types of problems. When we are confronted with conspiracy theories and we are ignorant of these concepts, it's very difficult to isolate and examine the unknown because we lack the needed, basic information that can help guide us to the solution. In these cases, it is very easy for someone to lead us in directions that are false giving us more unknown values.

For instance, in the case of chem trails, as we see in the video, the claim that those trails that stay in the air for longer periods of time must indicate that they are chemicals and nothing else can explain this phenomenon is a perfect example of a false dichotomy. The conspiracy theorist is well-known for providing their audience with an "either/or" option and counts on a person not being able to understand the basic science behind why those trails would indeed exist longer in the air. Even if you are not very familiar with science, you still must be aware that when it's cold outside when you are breathing, your breath is easily identified since it "hangs" in the air. The contrails are hitting a cold front in the air, creating the visual we see.

Again, just because something isn't initially understood does not automatically mean that the only other option must be something sinister or conspiratorial. This is exactly what conspiracy theorist do all the time. If they can't explain what happened because they lack the knowledge of understanding, they simply resort to concluding it must be a conspiracy of some sort.

Look deep. Whenever you see anything that is presented as mysterious or a conspiracy, look again. Try and find the other side of the argument and then draw your conclusions. Remaining skeptical can be your greatest asset in protecting yourself from nonsensical claims. Rarely is anything "either/or" and if there are other simple explanations that can explain away the conspiracy then there is no reason to buy into the garbage unless you are merely doing so as a sign of faith. Faith is nothing more than believing in something that cannot be proven.

Most all of us have faith in something. I myself, have faith in G-d, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit but, it's certainly not scientific to believe and I accept that. If you are to continue having faith in something like conspiracies, just be sure that you are being honest with yourself and admit that it is faith and not intellectual reasoning.

Rarely will you find a conspiracy theorist admit to being wrong. Oftentimes they will list out a bunch of ideas that are all over the map and most of these are simply questions that they do not have answers for and insist that the absence of answers (they would be satisfied with), are enough to believe their conclusions are correct. You can even find examples where specific questions are answered in very reasonable scientific terms. The conspiracy theorists may often accept they were wrong but they will merely change what they believe in order to continue on with their narrative.

A true believe in chemtrails will watch the video I posted and may accept that indeed they now see evidence that those contrails did exist before the 90's but, they will stick with their story and suggest that it merely shows the government has been spraying chemicals over our population for much longer than they originally thought. This of course is utter nonsense but the true believer is incapable of accepting new founded information because they have not learned how to separate their fear from fiction. It's as if they find more comfort in accepting the government is out to kill everyone than they do accepting that there is nothing odd occurring. It's merely a phenomenon that can be easily explained away using basic science.

Another problem with conspiracies is their "open story line." They make these insane claims about the government creating disastrous situations but they cannot offer a time-line of events. Their only reason for coming to such a conclusion is world domination or controlling people in some way. They cannot tell you who it was who put the plans together, what roles each person played, the steps they took to keep their plans secret until "the big day," who was in control of the of handling information given to the media, how they believed their plans would help reach their ultimate goal, evidence of how the plan worked or didn't work, and why it is these SAME people in the government can't even negotiate on simple things like a budget but plans on bringing death and destruction to thousands for the purpose of domination works out smoothly each and every time.

In the case of contrails chemtrails, we must believe that pilots are a part of the plot, they are willing participants, or another option is that they are carrying out their plans with the threat of being killed or their families being killed. In any case, amazingly this has gone on for some 20 years and we have no conclusive stories of entire areas where people are dropping dead due to the dangerous chemicals. We have no scientific reports, peer reviewed, that show the atmosphere is polluted with poisonous chemicals that have been specifically tied to airplanes. We have no confirmed whistle blowers coming forward.

Even if chemicals were to be found, the idea that they could only conclusively come from a plane is absurd. In order to arrive at a conclusion we must have the entire story in front of us. It's hard research looking at all the different possibilities that can logically, scientifically explain occurrences. It's must easier to just blame it on something evil. Intellectual laziness is what causes people to have faith in these fantasy, fairy tales.

Asking questions is a must but if you refuse to accept answers that come with logic, then you are not interested in being reasonable. For logic, reason, and science click here for more.