RE: What Makes Conspiracy Theories Popular?
April 10, 2015 at 11:12 am
(This post was last modified: April 10, 2015 at 11:12 am by Alex K.)
(April 10, 2015 at 11:04 am)Chuck Wrote: The wronger it is logically, the righter it is conspiratorially. That is the hallmark of conspiracy theorists.
Exactly! And on top of the logic, evidence to the contrary is systematically interpreted as evidence in favour. I think that's really one of the defining characteristics.
There's no proof that the government was behind 9/11? Well, doesn't that tell you all you need to know about how they destroyed all the evidence and silenced the whistle blowers?
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
