35 Things That People Are Doubtful About But Cannot Disprove

People say that it's always best to trust your intuition. If your gut tells you that something's off with a person, location, or situation, would you trust it?

According to research, many of us, perhaps about 15 to 30% of people will constantly have suspicious thoughts. A great example would be college students.

Forty-two percent of them mentioned that there were people spreading bad things about them at least once a week. The whole emotional state of a paranoid person is negative.

They may feel anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem but experts say that paranoia is not a person's flaw. On the other hand, we also have intuition and psychologists explain that it's our mind's way of helping us to avoid danger.

Our brains look for patterns in any given situation. Afterward, it signals to us that something is wrong even if there's no immediate proof.

Today, we compiled 35 things that people are suspicious about. But since these redditors have no proof, there's only so much they can do other than knowing that they can always share these things online.

Reddit user 757jsmith wanted to ask people about such situations. In the AskReddit subreddit, he posted a question:

"What do you strongly suspect but have no proof of?"

Eventually, responses started pouring in. Below are the best ones.

1. You better stop answering those Facebook quizzes and questionnaires.

All those “questionnaires” and “create your X name” things on Facebook are created by people hoping to data mine secret question answers to steal your identity or bank info.Your stripper name is the first car you owned + The street you grew up on.Yo dummy, those are the secret questions to your bank account!missllil, Solen Feyissa

2. We're not the only living creatures in this world.

That the universe is teeming with life. Earth just can't be that special.refreshing_username, Yuting Gao

3. The real reason why women's clothes have no pockets.

Woman's clothes have either no pockets or crumby pockets to promote handbag sales.wags83, Mikaela Shannon

4. What Bath and Body Works does

That Bath and Body Works has like, 13 unique scents. Every couple of months they just rotate the scents in and call them something else.Arcticshade, m01229

5. This is scary.

That your phone and laptop mics are hot and sending data to certain groups.JimmyL2014, Karolina Grabowska

6. How the Kardashians make themselves look stunning on photos.

The Kardashians usually wear solid colored clothing because it’s easier for them to photoshopspazmcgee1, Eva Rinaldi

7. The real purpose of that unsubscribe button

That the "unsubscribe" method in spam emails, calls or texts are really just a way of confirming the number is attached to a real person.Ryutso, doomu

8. A redditor believes that her grandma was a serial killer.

I believe my grand mother was a serial killer. She was married 7 times; each ending in a sudden death. She died in the 1980’s but everything is still suspicious and no one seems to know anything. I did find an article about her when she came to the US where her first husband died defending her after her ex-boyfriend climbed in her window in New York City. I also found evidence of her having been in prison before coming to the US.cottonbro

9. The extent of ancient human history.

Our ancient (human) history is far more vast and impressive than we can even begin to imagine.anonymous, maxpixel

10. A gay person living in a time where LGBTQ+ individuals aren't accepted in society

I think my great great uncle was gay, but lived in a time where he had to hide that part of himself. He never had a wife or kids. He traveled a lot and was very into art. I asked my grandma a while back if she thought he was gay and she said he just wasn't interested in having girlfriends.thirty-seven37, Mykyta Martynenko

11. Is the animal really hiding?

Some zoos have empty exhibits and just claim the animal is in there, you just never see them.sakura_wayne, BrokenSphere

12. A redditor suspects her family

That my oldest brother is actually my bio father.It just makes no sense to me otherwise. I have a butt chin and no one else in my family does. This older brother was(is?) an alcoholic, drug addict, and just a big mess all around. He brought different women to my parent's house every day and we would hear them f**k. It makes no sense to me that he came out of that with zero children. Makes less sense since he's ~20 years older than me, which means my parents would have had me at a dangerously (for my mom) old age. I know it's not impossible, but it just makes a lot more sense this way. Plus my parents always covered up for his wrongdoings so it honestly wouldn't surprise me.I once asked my mom and she got visibility upset. Didn't even ask her outright, I just said I had a dream that they told me my brother was really my father. She got super mad and refused to even discuss or acknowledge my dream. Weird as hell.I would still consider my mom, my mom. Wouldn't consider my brother my dad if he were because he's an ass. It's just something I think is highly probable.alienblooded, Anthony Shkraba

13. Apple's overpriced products

I believe that apple never actually intended for anyone to buy their $999 monitor stand. It was just an excuse so they could invalidate all warranty claims for the Pro monitor."We can't approve your claim due to the use of improper 3rd party equipment".Joeysaurrr, The Default Project

14. There are aliens secretly observing us.

That Earth has been visited by one or more advanced civilizations, and may even be watching us stealthily.DarthContinent, Pixabay

15. A woman suspects that her abusive ex-husband planned to kill her during their separation.

Suspect my Physically and mentally abusive ex husband was planning on offing me during our separation/divorce. He got a $75,000 life insurance policy on me during our separation. Found out 2 years after our divorce when he had overpaid the policy and the insurance sent me a refund check. Mistake on their part.During our separation, he had invited me to join his “family” vacation at Grand Canyon, I said no. He invited me to the mountains that same summer to try to be a family again, I said no. Then he invited me to Mexico for “reconciliation, again no. ( I said no because the gut feelings I had and my mom told me not to) She had 3 dreams in a row that my soon to be ex husband would tell her I was dead.I have no proof, just the insurance policy and my mom’s dreams. 2 years after divorce, he canceled policy. I didn’t know you could get insurance on someone without them knowingsalemonadetea, cottonbro

16. The purpose of religion

Religion was created to control the masses.madtrippinfool, cottonbro

17. Animal shelters are very picky.

I believe that many animal rescues self-perpetuate their own problem. Some rescues have VERY picky requirements - like salary minimums, yard size minimums, prior experience, age minimums, required seminars, required volunteer work, etc. Meanwhile you can just go to a breeder or a store, and be able to get a pet that day.I understand wanting to make sure the animals go to a home equipped to care for the animal, but if it's so hard to get a rescuee pet that it drives people to stores, then those shelters will only ever become more crowded. A parrot rescue near me requires 6 months of volunteering for 3 hours every week before you can adopt... and there's a store nearby that just breeds and sells parrots. Which one would most people pick?Helena Lopes

18. The percentage of people who perform work.

That only about 20% of people actually do any work. The rest just get by looking busy.Limp_Distribution, Marcus Aurelius

19. The strategy of most electronics companies

That companies (such as smartphones companies) are holding back their best technologies waiting their competitors to release something new so they release something a bit better but not the best they can do

HypertoastR, Sound On

20. Reality TV isn't real.

Every episode of every reality show is either tightly scripted, or at least framed and re-shot so the producers can get the right amount of drama on the screen.Fluxxed0, Nothing Ahead

21. Prince Charles will never be king.

Prince Charles will never sit on the throne. I believe he made a deal with Queen Elizabeth that in exchange for being allowed to marry Camilla he gave up his right to sit on the throne. Prince William will sit on the throne when Queen Elizabeth dies.CrabFarts, Dan Marsh

22. A supernaturally sensitive dog

My dog sees supernatural events at our house.Autski, Blue Bird

23. Something is about to happen in this redditor's city.

In my city something bad is about to happen.I see a lot of mansions on sale, and houses with good location too. I think rich people know something that the rest of the people don't.Pretty paranoid, sorry.ElCiscador

24. At least we're all dead. We don't have to experience the shame.

Historians +200 years from now will be able to look at all of all of the private messages and data of people who have been long dead.Similar to how we can read private letters of people from 1700’s.mikenasty, Karolina Grabowska

25. Cats can understand humans.

Cats can understand our words, but do not care. They are waiting for a moment to speak, but since we are so far beneath them it hasn't happened yet.JeremyMo88, Cats Coming

26. A world where people are being paid equally

That the developed world would function just fine if people were paid the same salaries, but worked only 3 days a week instead of 5. I strongly suspect the elite and governments want us working as much as possible so we don't have enough free time to cause unrest and improve society in a way that would negatively affect them. After all, since machines and factories have automated most forms of manufacturing, so why are we working as many (or more) hours as people from 150 years ago?aartadventure, Damir Kopezhanov

27. Queen Elizabeth will likely live another two decades or so.

Queen Elizabeth will probably live up to 120 years and longer. She is one of the best fed and most cared person on Earth.If we invented something for immortality, she likely took it already.umotex12, WikiImages

28. Another money laundering scheme.

Mattress stores are a money laundering scheme. No one buys that many mattresses.One_dank_orange, pxhere

29. Is your name spelled wrong on Starbucks cups? This is probably the reason.

Starbucks baristas intentionally spell your name wrong so you take a picture of it and post it on social media to give the company free advertising.

30. Submitting your DNA to ancestry sites is like voluntarily giving people access to your private information.

That every single person who has submitted their DNA to their ancestor sites has officially damned themselves. That’s like giving away all the passwords to your devices. Our DNA is our coding, it is what builds us. If someone for some reason wanted that information for any reason that would likely ignore the integrity of bioethics, they could get to it. Rich person will die within 2 days without a kidney transplant? They could easily pay someone to check the database to find an individual who could potentially be the closest match. That person would have also submitted where they live. It would be pretty convenient for that person to randomly get terribly injured and be taken to the hospital where the rich person happens to be at. I know it sounds crazy, and there are 100 less crazy things people can do with out data. But with body autonomy rights starting to be taken away by some states, it’s essentially the government saying they own the rights to your body, it’s just not that obvious...for now. Y’all wait. Y’all mark my words.Cmen6636, Nothing Ahead

31. A redditor believes that their relative is a CIA agent.

That a relative is a CIA agent. She was in the Peace Corps, Vietnam era. Ever since she's been a "world traveler," somehow able to drop her work and "go hiking the Spanish version of the Appalachian Trail" or otherwise go to exotic locales. Sometimes she came back with injuries, "I fell as we were climbing some rocks." Her son is in the agency as an employee, not a spy, and he's married to a CIA translator.cottonbro

32. This redditor is probably not alone.

That my five month old knows exactly when I’m about to fall asleep and starts crying just to screw with me.ZyuMammoth, Laura Garcia

33. She's probably not the only teacher who does that.

That my English teacher didn't read essays, and based grades on how we were in class.MaterialImportance, Anna Shvets

Are their intuitions right? Or are they just paranoid?

We'll never know. But if there's a way that people can prove some of these things, we do want to learn the truth.

Are we being watched by aliens? What are the other ways that organizations and hackers get our personal info and how do we prevent them from doing so?

Our minds are opposed to uncertainties. That's why we like getting clarity with the things that we're curious or suspicious about.

34. Black Friday lies

There’s no sales on Black Friday. It’s just hyped up and people don’t do the research. Something could have been on “sale” earlier in the year for the same price, but people flock to the stores on Black Friday and buy it immediately because in their mind... it’s the cheapest it has ever been.thr0wAwayZone365, Max Fischer

35. Businesses in a redditor's town are being used for money laundering.

That a lot of businesses in my hometown are just money laundering operations. 25 nail salons in a town of 70,000? 3000 square foot DVD rental shop in the best block of downtown where commercial rents are very high? Dozens of $10 barber shops sitting empty all day but remaining open? Red flags all around.anonymousjohnson, Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors