Five Myths About Conspiracy Theories

What THEY don't want you to know.

I wrote a piece for The Boston Globe that debunks five myths about conspiracy theories. Here are the myths; you'll have to read the article for the debunkings:

1. People today are uniquely prone to believing conspiracy theories.
2. Conspiracy theories always involve villains.
3. Conspiracy theories are just a feature of the fringe.
4. Conspiracy theories are never true.
5. Untrue conspiracy theories have no truths to teach us.

Postscript: I wrote a book about this stuff too, and I'll be discussing that tome at a Barnes & Noble in Baltimore tonight. Details here.

Comments

[sarcasmic]

You know who else wrote a piece for The Boston Globe?

[Elphie]

Jesse Walker?! Damn near Jesse Texas Ranger!

[Copernicus]

myth 6. Articles about conspiracy theories are really interesting.

[SIV]

Ha! The Boston Globe puts the comments behind a paywall.

[Mr. Soul]

myth #7 - disbelief of a lying govt is not the same as belief in a conspiracy.

[GILMORE]

I don't know who spreads these myths but I have it on good authority it more than likely has something to do with The Jews.