I don’t mind if I use this label. Some people say we should defend these people using the first amendment. I agree that everyone deserves the right to free speech. However these people are destroying the fabric of the American political system while injuring other ones across the world as well.
Why do I dislike those that tell the “truth? First off, truth is subjective. Can you ever reach it? Michael Oakeshott says you can only gain a greater understanding, not the truth. I agree. I support gaining a greater understanding, not Plato’s view which conspiracy theorists seem to endorse: You can get out of the cave and see reality. For this to occur, you would be dead. This goes along with their claim that people need to “wake up.” I think you can’t wake up if the truth cannot be attained. Since humans don’t know what it is, one can only gain an understanding.
These conspiracy theorists say they are getting to the truth, but they are usually far off, in an alternate reality. The problem with these theorists use of “truth” is not my biggest problem. Its that certain ideas are made up and are supported by little or no evidence. When evidence is present, it is shaky at best, hard to prove. This is the case because what they are saying is theoretical, it cannot be proven by empirical evidence.
From the problems with the truth, the use of Plato’s logic and the use of shaky evidence, I have become skeptical of conspiracies. When a site like Above Top Secret, Mathaba, FederalJack, etc… mentions the “New World Order,” the Illuminati, why the death of some “terrorist” (like Gaddafi was branded as) is not real or some strange idea like chemtrails, it just makes me shake my head. In conclusion, people must realize that many conspiracies are just imaginary ideas made up in the head and have no basis in the reality of mankind.
