The Forbidden Knowledge Test

Created 8 Apr 2018 • Last modified 20 Mar 2019

The mainstream news media. Hollywood. Professors. The government. The United Nations. What do these people have in common? They think they're authorities. They have a lot of opinions about what you should believe. There are lots of things they want you to believe, and lots of other things they don't want you to believe—things that they don't even want you to think about. Dangerous ideas. Forbidden knowledge. These authorities are highly influential, but have they influenced you? Do you believe everything the elites tell you, or do you take a good hard look at the evidence, think for yourself, and come to your own conclusions? Take this test to find out how much "forbidden knowledge" you have, and how willing you are to believe the comforting narratives foisted upon the public by people in power.

Check each item that agree with, whether you know it for sure or you only suspect it—skepticism of mainstream narratives is the first step towards forbidden knowledge. Add up the point value of each checked item to determine your forbidden-knowledge score.

• History and current events
  • These stone structures were built with extraterrestrial or supernatural help:
    • [2] Stonehenge
    • [2] The Egyptian pyramids
    • [2] The moai of Easter Island
  • [1] Atlantis existed.
    • [2] Atlanteans had access to magic, or to technology exceeding that of the present day.
  • [1] Jesus of Nazareth did not exist.
  • [2] The years AD 614 to 911 didn't actually occur—this period of time and the encompassing events were fabrications added to the calendar post hoc.
  • [1] Not all the works conventionally attributed to Shakespeare were really written by a man named William Shakespeare.
  • The mainstream story of each of the following people's deaths isn't the whole truth:
    • [1] Abraham Lincoln
    • [1] Adolf Hitler
    • [1] John F. Kennedy
    • [1] Lee Harvey Oswald
    • [1] Martin Luther King Jr.
    • [1] Bobby Kennedy
    • [1] Elvis Presley
    • [1] John Lennon
    • [1] Diana, Princess of Wales
    • [1] Osama bin Laden
    • [1] Nelson Mandela
  • [2] Paul McCartney died in the 20th century.
  • [2] Mainstream sources greatly exaggerate the Holocaust.
  • [2] Humans didn't actually land on the moon in 1969.
  • [1] American academics are engaged in a plot to exterminate white people.
  • [1] The official story of the September 11th attacks isn't the whole truth.
  • [1] Barack Obama was born in Africa.
  • [1] Barack Obama is a Muslim.
  • [2] Michelle Obama is actually male.
  • [1] The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was caused by sabotage.
  • [2] One or more American mass shootings widely believed to have occurred (e.g., Sandy Hook) were fabricated.
  • [1] High-ranking Democratic Party officials are or were involved in a child-sex ring.
    • [1] The shooting by Edgar Maddison Welch was staged to stymie investigation into Pizzagate.
  • [1] Donald Trump won the popular vote in 2016 among those who voted legally.
  • [2] World events are controlled by a secret central government or a secret society, such as the Illuminati or the Freemasons.
  • [2] Satan worshipers play an important role in politics.
• Medicine
  • [2] AIDS isn't caused by HIV.
  • [1] It's dangerous to eat food that isn't organic.
  • [1] Vaccination does more harm than good.
    • [2] Vaccines cause autism.
  • [2] Authorities are putting chemicals in the water that turn the frogs gay.
  • The following treatments are more effective than an appropriate placebo (e.g., for acupuncture, sham acupuncture):
    • [2] Acupuncture
    • [1] Aromatherapy
    • [1] Chiropractic
    • [2] Crystal healing
    • [1] Detoxification
    • [2] Dianetic auditing
    • [1] Ear candling
    • [2] Homeopathy
    • [1] Megavitamin therapy
    • [2] Prayer
    • [1] Reflexology
    • [2] Reiki
• Earth science and physics
  • [1] Human activity has had no substantial effect on global temperature.
  • [3] The earth is less than 10,000 years old.
  • [2] The earth will be destroyed within 1,000 years.
  • [4] The earth is flat.
  • [2] Particle accelerators, such as the Large Hadron Collider, may destroy the universe.
  • [4] It is possible to build a perpetual-motion machine.
• Mathematics
  • [1] 0.999… (for infinitely many 9s) is not equal to 1.
  • [3] π is rational.
  • [3] It is possible to square the circle.
  • [4] There are only finitely many integers.
• The paranormal
  • [2] Astrology can predict aspects of a person's personality or the future.
  • The following beings exist:
    • [1] Bigfeet or yetis
    • [1] Chupacabras
    • [2] The Loch Ness Monster
    • [2] The Jersey Devil
    • [2] Werewolves
    • [2] Vampires
    • [2] Fairies, elves, or gnomes
    • [2] Indigo children
    • [2] Ghosts or spirits
    • [2] Demons or devils
    • [2] Angels
    • [3] Reptilian creatures disguised as humans
    • [4] Santa Claus
  • Some people have the following supernatural abilities:
    • [2] Astral projection
    • [2] Mind-reading
    • [2] Telepathic communication
    • [2] Prediction of the future
    • [2] The ability to speak with the dead
    • [2] Other kinds of extrasensory perception or telepathy
    • [2] Telekinesis
    • [3] Casting magic spells
  • [1] Space aliens have visited Earth.
    • [2] Some people have been abducted by aliens.

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Here's what your score says about you:

• 0 points: You're a reliable sheep, always willing to believe the consensus of so-called experts that's spoon-fed to you by the media and the government.
• 1–4 points: You're starting to doubt mainstream narratives. You have a little forbidden knowledge, but you may be afraid of just how deep the rabbit hole goes.
• 5–14 points: Your bold investigation has brought you to some shocking realizations. Be careful: you may already know too much.
• 15–29 points: The truth is out there, and you're determined to find it. You won't rest until you've seen how everything fits together.
• 30–79 points: You know more than even the typical seeker of forbidden knowledge, who is already an extraordinary thinker. Be prepared for a lot of people who will try to silence you as soon as you speak out.
• 80–119 points: Skepticism is second nature to you. Authority figures will have a hard time indeed manipulating you into believing what they want.
• 120+ points: You are a top mind, and a leading voice for your brothers-in-arms in your struggle to take back knowledge from the elites.