Studies have linked belief in conspiracy theories to distrust of authority and political cynicism. Ĭonspiracy theories resist falsification and are reinforced by circular reasoning: both evidence against the conspiracy and an absence of evidence for it are re-interpreted as evidence of its truth, whereby the conspiracy becomes a matter of faith rather than something that can be proven or disproven. A conspiracy theory is not the same as a conspiracy instead, it refers to a hypothesized conspiracy with specific characteristics, such as an opposition to the mainstream consensus among those people (such as scientists or historians) who are qualified to evaluate its accuracy. The term has a negative connotation, implying that the appeal to a conspiracy is based on prejudice or insufficient evidence. : 58 : 47–49Ī conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that invokes a conspiracy by sinister and powerful groups, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable. The Eye of Providence, or the all-seeing eye of God, seen here on the US$1 bill, has been taken by some to be evidence of a conspiracy involving the founding fathers of the United States and the Illuminati.
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