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It all started on the back of a Nine Inch Nails European tour t-shirt.
Dates and cities are listed, as they would be with any tour shirt. However, certain letters are highlighted which, when arranged properly, spelled out the phrase "I am trying to believe." Many saw this as just another statement of shattered hope from NIN mastermind Trent Reznor - until someone, on a lark, decided to Google the phrase.
What was revealed was IAmTryingToBelieve.com, a somewhat disturbing site dedicated to information on "Parepin".
According to the site, Parepin is a drug allegedly added to the water supply by the federal government at some unknown date to protect citizens from bioterror attacks. While all appears to be normal, the unidentified author of the site refers to Parepin as "bioterrorism" being waged on U.S. citizens without their knowledge, designed to placate them. However, according to the site's author, dosage is not controlled and the more water that unknowing citizens drink, the harsher the side effects.
The author states, "Parepin affects brain chemistry - specifically dopamines. Dopaminergic overactivity is linked to schizophrenia. Parepin dosage is not controlled. It's just in the water. The more water you drink, the more Parepin you ingest. Parepin may make some people more susceptible to visions and hypnagogic hallucinations (those very vivid dreams you have when you think you are awake.)"
He copntinues, "I used to dismiss conspiracy theories about the Administration's 'real reason' for adding Parepin to our water. Now, I'm not so sure."
The site also makes mention of citizens witnessing something called "The Presence," which is shown in a series of blurry photographs as what appears to be a giant hand descending from the heavens.
Also hidden on the site is an e-mail address to contact the author, yet any correspondence to the address to date has been answered with the following auto response, which indicates that he or she has changed (or, possibly, was forced to change) their opinion:
"Thank you for your interest. It is now clear to me that Parepin is a completely safe and effective agent developed to protect us from bio-terrorism. The Administration is acting purely in the best interests of its citizens; to suggest otherwise was irresponsible and I deeply regret it. I'm drinking the water. So should you."
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Dates and cities are listed, as they would be with any tour shirt. However, certain letters are highlighted which, when arranged properly, spelled out the phrase "I am trying to believe." Many saw this as just another statement of shattered hope from NIN mastermind Trent Reznor - until someone, on a lark, decided to Google the phrase.
What was revealed was IAmTryingToBelieve.com, a somewhat disturbing site dedicated to information on "Parepin".
According to the site, Parepin is a drug allegedly added to the water supply by the federal government at some unknown date to protect citizens from bioterror attacks. While all appears to be normal, the unidentified author of the site refers to Parepin as "bioterrorism" being waged on U.S. citizens without their knowledge, designed to placate them. However, according to the site's author, dosage is not controlled and the more water that unknowing citizens drink, the harsher the side effects.
The author states, "Parepin affects brain chemistry - specifically dopamines. Dopaminergic overactivity is linked to schizophrenia. Parepin dosage is not controlled. It's just in the water. The more water you drink, the more Parepin you ingest. Parepin may make some people more susceptible to visions and hypnagogic hallucinations (those very vivid dreams you have when you think you are awake.)"
He copntinues, "I used to dismiss conspiracy theories about the Administration's 'real reason' for adding Parepin to our water. Now, I'm not so sure."
The site also makes mention of citizens witnessing something called "The Presence," which is shown in a series of blurry photographs as what appears to be a giant hand descending from the heavens.
Also hidden on the site is an e-mail address to contact the author, yet any correspondence to the address to date has been answered with the following auto response, which indicates that he or she has changed (or, possibly, was forced to change) their opinion:
"Thank you for your interest. It is now clear to me that Parepin is a completely safe and effective agent developed to protect us from bio-terrorism. The Administration is acting purely in the best interests of its citizens; to suggest otherwise was irresponsible and I deeply regret it. I'm drinking the water. So should you."
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