re: Another Crazy Conspiracy Theory I believe.

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I believe all sorts of nutty, crazy conspiracies.

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The question is why this is so.*

Without re-hashing a previous thread in its entirety, I believe it's a difference in philosophy.

For example, I don't default to believing a conspiracy theory and have to have it debunked before I stop believing it. Belief is not my default setting.

I remain skeptical until/unless compelling evidence is offered. Especially if it defies common sense or seems unlikely to start with.

But that makes sense considering that my baseline philosophy isn't defined by being a perpetual victim of government elites. I don't need to believe in conspiracy theories for my operating system to work. Some of y'all (and "some" is being kind) absolutely do.

*Before someone says that the "why" is because "there have been so many conspiracy theories that have been proven true," I've had that discussion before. What ends up getting offered to support it includes examples that aren't conspiracy theories at all, it includes examples that have not been proven true by any reputable or official sources (the people mistake their own personal certainty for offers of objective compelling evidence...the moon landing being fake is a great example of this...and/or take the word of some anonymous blogger or YouTuber as proof), and it excludes all of the theories that they forget about that have come and gone without evidence.

What we end up with is 2-3 legitimate conspiracy theories that have been "proven" to be true out of maybe a couple of dozen. Which is about right in the context of American history.