Talk:Conspiracy theory

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  • Main article on a subject. This should balance thorough explanations of the properties of conspiracy theories while remaining brief enough to count as an overview of all of them.

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[edit] Unencyclopedic epigraphs

Great epigraphs but as hatnotes hardly encyclopedic. They might have a place within the main text, but not as epigraphs. RationalWiki does not publish common essays. 189.180.35.180 (talk) 05:17, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

It doesn't? Then why do we have an essayspace? 141.134.75.236 (talk) 05:24, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

[edit] No one speaks out?

This discussion was moved to Forum:Cult of Satorn: A Conspiracy Theory. 32℉uzzy, 0℃atPotato (talk/stalk) 20:56, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

[edit] Fun new theory

Has anyone come across the idea that not only were the Moon landings faked, but that the Moon itself is nothing but a hologram? Someone would have a lot of fun with that one.... Search for "moon hologram" and prepare to lose a little faith in humanity. Jwebb (talk) 11:20, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Yup, and there's a rather hilarious debunking of it in the YouTube video World of Batshit - #2: Moon Loons (episode 1 is about those who think that air planes are sky demons, while episode 3 deals with chemtrailers). ScepticWombat (talk) 15:01, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

[edit] Did you know?

The word conspiracy is a portmanteau of "cons" (confidence scams or conservatives) and "piracy" (hijacking or looting). You're welcome. - Frankie (talk) 17:55, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

[edit] More reasons against

The 'resend/send all/retweet/wrong email account selected'/things left on a bus and similar Murphy's Law opportunities for material to escape.

The 'The buck does not stop with Muggins here' argument (collecting material to show who #was# responsible); wannabe detectives (not necessarily being conspiracists) collecting information and discovering the conspiracy.

Supermac's 'Events, dear boy, events' - things derail the conspiracy ('putting a mole in the CP of the USSR in April 1991').

Falling outs among conspirators (having different agendas).

Where would [1] fit into the conspiracy theories? 82.44.143.26 (talk) 16:04, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

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