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the negative connotation of the words "conspiracy theory" that you hold is from years of conditioning. case in point: 19 hijackers with box cutter knives slamming planes into buildings is a conspiracy theory. You are merely criticizing others for not trusting the sources of information that you do.
Comment by [deleted] at 04/10/2013 at 14:43 UTC*
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Conspiracy Theorist critics don't hold that conspiracies in the literal sense don't exist. They're criticising people who authoritatively posit grand, implausible conspiracy theories that are either poorly evidenced or at odds with the best available evidence, and use poor arguments to skirt around the issue. Like accusing someone you disagree with of being conditioned rather than addressing their actual points, for example.
Edit: Spelling.