A conspiracy theory is a belief that an event or situation is the result of a secret plot by powerful conspirators. It is often used to explain random events, feel special or unique, or for a sense of social belonging. Conspiracy theories can reveal a lot about what’s going on in our societies and how they are carried out.
A conspiracy theory is a set of unproven ideas, while a conspiracy is an illegal, covert plot. People who believe conspiracy theories are convinced that a corrupt government or another is responsible for the events. The survivability of conspiracy theories may be aided by psychological biases and distrust of official sources.
Popular narratives about terrorism, gang activity, and new religious movements resemble more marginal conspiracy theories, particularly when they confuse them with political reality. Karl Raimund Popper, a philosopher who put conspiracy theories on the philosophical agenda, discussed conspiracies as a political reality.
Before conspiracy theories can be meaningfully examined within their appropriate social, historical, and ideological context, it is necessary to spend a bit of time understanding their social, historical, and ideological context. For example, one in three Americans believes that global warming is a global issue.
It is easy to dismiss conspiracy theories as unhinged beliefs held by a small number of paranoid idiots, but this underestimates the complexity and depth of these theories.
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