The problem I feel is that what was once a conspiracy theory many times turned out to be confirmable fact - too many times, so it is left up to the conspiracy theory itself and the data available that can be looked at objectively to determine the level of "craziness" tin foil hat wearing allegations being made in any given conspiracy theory.
joseecabrera t1_ivyng6u wrote
Reply to The Warped Epistemology of Conspiracy Theories by CartesianClosedCat
The problem I feel is that what was once a conspiracy theory many times turned out to be confirmable fact - too many times, so it is left up to the conspiracy theory itself and the data available that can be looked at objectively to determine the level of "craziness" tin foil hat wearing allegations being made in any given conspiracy theory.