Tom Cruise is doing all he can
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:39 am
Colonel Panic wrote:Earwicker wrote:One which sees a conspiracy theory as, by definition, something that cannot have happened. If it turns out later to have happened then it stops ever having been a conspiracy theory.
I would say a "conspiracy theory" is "... (goes on saying pretty much what i said but taking a lot longer about it)
Like I said.
Your definitions are different.
A 'Conspiracy Theorist' usually tries to uncover or identify a 'conspiracy' when they see (or think they see) inconsistencies or blatant falsehoods in official theories.
Sometimes they are paranoid and crazy when they see these inconsistencies and falsehoods.
Sometimes they are not.
You are defining a 'conspiracy theorist' as one who ties all potential conspiracies together in one massive overarching global conspiracy.
I would say some conspiracy theorists do that
but not all.
You said all people who theorise an unofficial conspiracy might explain an event are stupid.
My point was that that assertion - according to how I define a 'conspiracy' - is stupid.