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30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe

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Common sense, despite its name, is really not that common at all. The world is a big and complicated place, so one shouldn’t expect everyone to have an intricate and nuanced understanding, however, there are always some people who have decided to reject what we do know and instead fully subscribe to fantasy.

People online share the dumbest beliefs they’ve encountered in real people. From the idea that the literal sun is a government invention, to using public funds to control the weather, get comfortable as you read through, upvote the most unhinged ideas and be sure to share your own thoughts and experiences below.

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#1

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe People who believe that covid wasn’t real. Funeral service workers including myself know how real it was having to build makeshift morgues for all the bodies we couldn’t get to cemeteries/crematories because they were so backed up. Healthcare workers too, obviously. It was an insane time and I could not believe the amount of people that believed it was fake.

Agreeable-Walk1886 , Anna Shvets / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

189points

Libstak 3 weeks ago

Qanon is evil and I hope they all rot for the harm they have done..

94points

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#2

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe I can’t wrap my head around the fact that some people believe that vaccines cause more harm than good. We have mountains of research showing how effective and safe they are, yet the misinformation still spreads like wildfire. It's baffling how easily people can fall for such unfounded claims!

Hairy-Concern2823 , CDC / unspalsh (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

169points

Dave In MD 3 weeks ago

People are dumb.

72points

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#3

That people think that cats can be vegan.

They're carnivores! If you try to make a cat eat an all-veggie diet, they will starve. Their digestive tracts aren't suited for it.

res30stupid Report

Final score:

169points

Victor Botha 3 weeks ago

Not just cats. Any animal that is naturally omnivorous will eventually suffer from some sort of health issue

50points

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#4

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe I was laughing with my sister today that some people believe democrats used off shore windmills to “aim” hurricane helene to hit the Republican counties. My sister admitted it was unlikely but that we do have the ability to affect the paths of hurricanes.

She’s also anti-vaxx so I really should have known better.

OSUJillyBean , Matteo del Piano / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

147points

Dave In MD 3 weeks ago

If you believe your opponent can aim hurricanes you should just give up.

92points

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#5

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe That Conversion therapy can change an individual's sexual orientation from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual.

SuvenPan , Ron Lach / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

129points

JoeKing 3 weeks ago

I'm 40+ years old. When I was at pubity age, I noticed I was gay. I hated it, I hid in the closet (until my late 20's) I battled depression and self harm.. I HATE when people say; it's a choice or you can change your sexuality.

130points

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#6

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe That people willingly donate their life f*****g savings to churches who are obviously just stealing their money. Like small town churches that recieve absolutely no funding because the town has a pop of 45? Makes sense to need to take donations but those 10000 member plus mega churches are straight up grifters. I can't see how people could do that.

iwanttodie411banana , Matt Botsford / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

125points

Geoffrey Scott 3 weeks ago

"And many will come saying there He is, or He is here. Do not believe them, they are wolves in sheep's clothing". I think about that a lot! The troubling thing is those who demand a "Christian Nation" think their God is orange and who repeatedly goes against that which is written. Same thing with many of the "Godly men".

60points

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#7

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe A guy told me this (flat earther).
The last eclipse we had was a fake.
Simply just a distraction so that the government could replace the sun to better control people.
Not kidding.

iEatRocksAndSoShudU , Jongsun Lee / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

114points

SCP 4666 3 weeks ago

Replace the sun with like a supernova?

34points

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#8

Scientology is basically someone's s****y Sci-fi premise turned into a religion somehow.

Final score:

108points

René Sauer 3 weeks ago

yep. baffled me when I first learned about how Scientology came to be. funnily enough, I learned it from f*cking South park. I thought it was BS, but then I researched it and it was absolutely true.

54points

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#9

Holocaust deniers. Jewish Space Laser.

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Final score:

106points

SCP 4666 3 weeks ago (edited)

Wait, the Jews built a Death star?😲

32points

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#10

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe That global warming isn’t real.

Routine-Professor-40 , Brendan O'Donnell / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

105points

Arturo De la Rosa 3 weeks ago

Absolutely amazing that deniers exist. But to be honest I'm more concern about the larger group climate inactive people, (the mayority) people who believe climate change is real, but do not do anything about it, either because they don't believe is "that bad" or because they believe their efforts to be futile.

30points

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#11

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe Covid vaccinations had microchips or whatever used to track people. Unbelievable...

EquivalentUnable5468 , Hakan Nural / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

97points

Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 3 weeks ago

Imagine what they'll do when they find out what their phone can do?

77points

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#12

Aliens build it. Like the pyramids or the old temples or the Easter Island thing. Sure these all seem hard but jeez have some faith in your ancestors. They had the same brain! We are the same species! They probably had way more time back then to do these stuff too.

monsoon_rain Report

Final score:

96points

Johnny McFearless 3 weeks ago

Ah yes, the non-existing pyramids in Bosnia used to charge alien space ship batteries.

16points

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#13

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe People that unironically believe the Earth is flat.

Relative-Cause-9564 , Towarzysz Przewodniczący / wikicommons (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

95points

Bewarethere@gmail.com 3 weeks ago

They're all idiots!!!

26points

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#14

People donating to televangelists.

Final score:

95points

Jenn Smith 3 weeks ago

Or any other sky daddy book club

45points

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#15

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe A coworker some year back had said that the people and kids involved in the school shootings were actors and not real people. Basically saying that it was all a hoax.

anon , Avel Chuklanov / unspalsh (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

93points

Geoffrey Scott 3 weeks ago

So, does this co-worker have millions of dollars? Alex Jones found he was criminally incorrect.

37points

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#16

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe Moon landing deniers. Seriously. It's the second most debunked conspiracy behind flat earth.

ILoatheNickCage , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

90points

Dela Bee 3 weeks ago

My favorite quote by Apollo 16 LM Pilot Charlie Duke (paraphrased): if we were gonna fake the moon landing, why would we do it 7 times? And fail one?!

51points

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#17

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe People earnestly believing that there's a magic supernatural entity willing to endlessly torture you if you deviate from the weird rules "they" set up or don't worship them enough. It's all bollocks. It's bollocks designed to control you. Step into the light of rationalism!

snapper1971 , RDNE Stock project / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

90points

Jenn Smith 3 weeks ago

Invisible Sky Daddy! ( give us health and wealth if you real yo)

23points

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#18

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe Astrology's hold on people is baffling.

Aycheeeleloh , Nastya Dulhiier / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

89points

Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 3 weeks ago

We Scorpios aren't dumb enough to believe that nonsense.

129points

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#19

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe People who bought toilet paper because of the port strike when 90% of toilet paper is made domestically in the US.

Classic_Menu7280 , Colourblind Kevin / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

83points

Cyber Returns 3 weeks ago

When I run out of toilet roll, I switch to lettuce leaves... and that's the tip of the iceberg

43points

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#20

People who think that 9/11 was fake. Like literally they believe the broadcast is edited.

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Final score:

83points

Libstak 3 weeks ago

When the generation that witnessed and live through 9/11 passes, I fear for the rubbish that will be put out there about it.

38points

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#21

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe Chemtrails from airplanes - The government or other parties are involved in a secret program to add toxic chemicals to the atmosphere via contrails from airplanes. Various different trainings are applied for chemtrail such as sterilization, lowering life expectancy, mind control or weather control.

Micro-shenis , Val Vesa / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

76points

Robert Millar 3 weeks ago

... or exposing conspiracy believers.

23points

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#22

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe Churches that allow venomous snakes to bite them to show their faith in the Lord... dude, no!!

NumbSurprise:

And then they refuse treatment is they’re bitten. Several of them die every year. Natural selection.

HeartonSleeve1989 , Edward Cisneros / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

75points

PrettyJoyBird 3 weeks ago

That is a cult disguised as a church to swindle money from attenders.

35points

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#23

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe That people actually believe birds aren't real and that certain events in history were fake. The fact there are people out there that truely believe millions of people are paid "crisis actors" blows my mind.

Commander5AM , Madison Oren / unspalsh (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

72points

PrettyJoyBird 3 weeks ago

Do these ppl live in an underground bunker??? Birds arent real, Birds Are Not Real WHAT????!!!!!!

32points

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#24

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe I knew a woman who believed that there are high-end resorts on the moon that rich people are vacationing at. She was shocked and confused when I told her that I didn't also believe this.

grannybubbles , NASA Report

Final score:

70points

Heras buddy 3 weeks ago

Maybe she thought Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was real. I mean it would be great.

26points

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#25

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe That people into crypto honestly think it's "next generation technology."

They all know it's a scam. But they need "greater fools" to buy into it in order to get their exit liquidity.

AmericanScream , Crypto Crow / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

61points

Libstak 3 weeks ago

Pyramid scheme of the 21st century

25points

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#26

That Russian elections are not rigged.

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Final score:

59points

Geoffrey Scott 3 weeks ago

My wife: "Why don't they vote him (Putin) out?" "Ummm...maybe because any opposition he faces he just poisons or meets a fatal accident?" I don't have patience to explain his former career as head of the E German KGB, who may not have invented torture, but certainly refined it.

39points

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#27

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe Wearing different gemstones has different effects on your personality and life, as per your zodiac sign. It's a common belief in India.

TheWillowRook , Arteum.ro / unspalsh (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

57points

PrettyJoyBird 3 weeks ago

Would like to test theory. Who is supplying the jewels for the study??!!!

32points

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#28

It's crazy to me that anyone actually thinks we are alone in the universe.

Final score:

54points

Geoffrey Scott 3 weeks ago

Rather arrogant, isn't it?

34points

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#29

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe People joining MLMs.

LaFilleDuMoulinier , Amy Hirschi / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

53points

Heather Hernandez 3 weeks ago

I did this once in college, not realizing what it was. After 3 months of only family and my best friend buying tote bags to support me, it all clicked.

17points

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#30

30 Dumb Things That Some People Unironically Believe That there is a government website where people can donate to reduce the national debt. It’s at $35 trillion as of today.

wowza6969420 , Kaitlyn Baker / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

49points

John L 3 weeks ago

Yeah, that makes perfect sense....since we (gov't) can't balance our books, would you guys give us additional money on top of your taxes, to help us pay down our debt. Yeah...how about you start by not paying $500 toilet seat, or give more staff funding to medicare to stop insurers from abusing medicare (medicare "parts", anyone). Better yet, why not directly ask this countries billionaires to directly chip in, eh???? /rant over

19points

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Greg Wilhelm 3 weeks ago

Wanted to add one for the poll at the end. Some people are just f*****g dumb... That's my vote

20points

Aballi 3 weeks ago

Trickle down economics. Yes let's give the rich people more riches, that is what will help low-income folks.

20points

Roberta Surprenant 3 weeks ago

as Bill Murray said in that old SNL skit, just waiting for the rich guys to trickle on us....

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KYLE 3 weeks ago

The government controls the weather. Not just simple cloud seeding, but literally directing the path of hurricanes (e.g. Milton)

8points

nicholas nolan 3 weeks ago

Everyone knows that Pudge controls the weather.

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Der Kommissar 3 weeks ago

of course, but you forgot the Jewish space lasers

1point

Ovata Acronicta 3 weeks ago

Specifically the dems (? for some reason). Was with family the past couple days and I shoved my entire hand through my face when face-palming... Uh, if you find a face, please return it.

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Greg Wilhelm 3 weeks ago

Wanted to add one for the poll at the end. Some people are just f*****g dumb... That's my vote

20points

Aballi 3 weeks ago

Trickle down economics. Yes let's give the rich people more riches, that is what will help low-income folks.

20points

Roberta Surprenant 3 weeks ago

as Bill Murray said in that old SNL skit, just waiting for the rich guys to trickle on us....

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KYLE 3 weeks ago

The government controls the weather. Not just simple cloud seeding, but literally directing the path of hurricanes (e.g. Milton)

8points

nicholas nolan 3 weeks ago

Everyone knows that Pudge controls the weather.

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Der Kommissar 3 weeks ago

of course, but you forgot the Jewish space lasers

1point

Ovata Acronicta 3 weeks ago

Specifically the dems (? for some reason). Was with family the past couple days and I shoved my entire hand through my face when face-palming... Uh, if you find a face, please return it.

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