Mark F
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These people have not even a clue where the term 'conspiracy theory' comes from!
It is used bt TPTSB to keep them from the truth. It is a kind of firewall for their minds
They don;t dare to pass that, for fear of ridicule and more.
But one of these days...
Sure I do.
A Conspiracy Theory is a conjecture, arrived at based on belief and/or ideology. The conspiracy theorist tends to reach a conclusion about an event first based on their philosophical/ideological beliefs then builds a case to support that belief by cherry-picking evidence that fits (usually taking it out of proper context), ignoring or distorting anything that doesn't and inventing whatever is needed to fill in the gaps. Conspiracy theories because they can not stand up to scrutiny and were not arrived at by the kind of convergent thinking process proper investigations require tend to be presented in a vague and ambiguous manner, short on details, shorter on proof with plenty of wiggle room for interpretation (escape) and inevitably with more than a hint of reversed burden of proof, implied or stated.