What is a Conspiracy Theory?

The term does not sit well with me.

Similar to a term like Pseudoscience.

Pseudoscience can be anything from a Fortune Teller ripping you off to a medical discovery yet to be peer-reviewed.

In other words:

It is a label so broad, it breeds complacency.

In order to remove labels, research is needed. Certain labels are just placeholders, but have a tendency to become permanent.

As time goes by, acceptance of the label outgrows the desire to know more.

A Conspiracy Theory label simply indicates that something could be or could not be so. Any theory not proven in a timely manner tends to wind up being overlooked as curiosity fades and the delay of additional information coming in is often being misinterpreted by the human mind that “that was it”.

Combine that with alternate theories being debunked, people often seek comfort in the original and official versions. Part of the reason is also that they will have company among the also confused. The hardest however it is for those who have knowledge, even if very incomplete knowledge, but those who know of parts of the theories no longer being theories, but actually factual.

You can never un-know.

Stay tuned for Part 2…