No reason why Many people who say that the 9/11 conspiracy was an inside job by the government have no logical reason why the United States government would kill thousands of US citizens. Many conspiracy theorists say that the US government did this in order to declare war on Iraq to gain oil. This is completely illogical. First of all, if they were that desperate for money and oil, then why not chop down the trees and take the billions of dollars of oil underneath Alaska? Why spend Billions of dollars on war to get presumably less of a value worth of oil? In the end, the US wouldn't have gained anything. Why fight the Taliban when they aren't the ones that have the oil? They are terrorists. And the ONLY reason we were fighting them was to counter terrorism due to 9/11. Report Post

Conspiracy theorists are immune to real explanations. The NIST reports on WTC 1 & 2, and on WTC 7, give thorough accurate explanations. The reports are difficult for the average person to understand, but conspiracy theorists simply ignore them. To make a theory of any kind credible, all the evidence has to be faced head on. The conspiracy theorists just ignore anything that doesn't fit their ideas. The NIST reports used over 100 outside experts drawn from academia and private industry. Truthers need to start by explaining how a conspiracy got such a diverse group of experts to lie about the deaths of 3000 people. It's not plausible. After 12 years there is no positive evidence of a conspiracy being organized or carried out. There would have to a chain of command, documents of plans,materials purchased and shipped, and conspirators paid. Al Qaeda and the Mafia leave a huge trail of evidence, despite unlimited desires and methods for keeping secrets. 9/11 secrecy is not plausible. Report Post

There is no coherence to 9/11 conspiracy theories. One thing that I would love is for a conspiracy theorist to do is give a full explanation of what they think happened that day. They won't do this because they can't without sounding mentally challenged, so they instead focus on the official story and anything about it which they do not understand. They'll point to puffs of smoke coming out of the towers, or molten *metal* underneath as if it is our job to convince them of each and every detail or the conspiracy is validated. It is not, it's their job to explain how this proves conspiracy. Yet when they try they fall back on made up possible explanations with no supporting evidence, or more frequently, other evidence which contradicts the evidence they have so far presented. Their case is never coherent nor consistent with reality, but as long as each argument sounds good individually they will never worry about adding it all up and seeing what the picture they have drawn looks like. They can't because it would destroy their belief system. That is why the 9/11 truth movement has fallen back on the mantra of "we're just asking questions". In other words, they're afraid to admit to their own theory. Posted by: Double_R Report Post

Major logic fail The big power players in the world wouldn't risk upsetting the applecart and casting the world back to the stone age by generating such contempt between faiths. That would decimate their advantage. The only logical explanation for fostering such malice is a perversion of religion. And if by some crazy chance there was some conspiracy (controlled demolition, what a laugh!) there was no way they'd carry it out so recklessly and/or carelessly that they'd leave behind a trail of evidence for internet nerds with too much time on their hands to find. Sorry. But. No. Report Post

There are more rebuttals The conspiracy theories are framed from minds of people that forget how bad our government is as doing almost everything. They almost ironically use theoretical science as if it should work in the real world when as anyone that has done any experiment there are always margins of error due to real world effects. There are more articles by reputable sources that explain how conspiracy theorists get it wrong than reputable sources that say there is a conspiracy. Also not to mention you can go on Muslim(even Al Quida) websites that the US has no power over and read or watch people admitting to the crimes and detailing how they planned it. The biggest issue these hypothetical situations have for truth is that the people pushing them, they are one sided, uneducated and want a world that makes sense. Posted by: Fronic Report Post

The conspiracy theories are bunk. Unlike conspiracy theory supporters, I read the NIST reports on the WTC 1 and 2 and the WTC 7 building collapse, and moreover I understand them. Half of the NIST investigators were from academia and industry around the world. It's not plausible that they were part of a conspiracy. I am an engineer, and I can tell you that the pseudo-engineers claiming conspiracy do not understand what they are talking about. One test for competence is the belief that if thermite melts steel, somehow it remains melted without adding heat. Sorry guys, the second law of thermodynamic is not just a good idea, it's the law. Many of the claimed "facts" of the conspiracy theory are just dead wrong. For example, airplane parts, seats, and bodies were found are the Pentagon site and there is testimony of first responders to that fact. If you start counting the numbers of people who would have to be in a conspiracy, packing buildings with explosives with anyone noticing, etc, you soon get into the many thousands. Yet no one has come forth with direct evidence after 13 years. The Mafia does not keep secrets nearly so well, and the Mafia is really good at enforcing silence. The whole 9/11 conspiracy theory is not plausible. Posted by: RoyLatham Report Post

There is not any merit to the 9/11 conspiracy theories. The September 11 conspiracy theories have all been disproved. By their nature, conspiracy theories are based upon large amounts of circumstantial evidence and they totally lack any substantive evidence. In general, people tend to be attracted to sensational stories of government intrigue and secrets. These conspiracy theories are no different from the ones that have always been around about every major news event. Report Post

The Government isn't as corrupt as people think All governments have corruption within them, this has always been and always will be. But, to say that the entire government is killing their own citizens and costing themselves money is just stupid. Conspiracy theorems are the most pathetic form of escapism, because people are depressed and thinks don't always go their way blame the government. Wake up, people died, more money was spent in rebuilding and the war, than was ever made. Posted by: Tor Report Post

No No is my initial answer but let's face it. This isn't question where there is a way to answer in the middle. It is always yes or no. I think that it is crazy to think that the full extent of what went down is government controlled, but I think that there could be some other factors. Posted by: perks Report Post