Conspiracy Theories

A conspiracy theory is an explanation of an event or situation that invokes a conspiracy by sinister and powerful actors, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable. The term has a pejorative connotation, implying that the appeal to a conspiracy is based on prejudice or insufficient evidence. Conspiracy 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, and the conspiracy becomes a matter of faith rather than proof.

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To Die For (The 6:20 Man, #3)
The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces
Battle Mountain (Joe Pickett, #25)
Paranoia (Michael Bennett, #17)
Return to Sender (Walt Longmire, #21)
The Big Empty (Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #20)
Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Keera Duggan, #2)
Locked In (Department Q, #10)
The Medici Return (Cotton Malone, #19)
Storm Watch (Joe Pickett, #23)
Diablo Mesa (Nora Kelly, #3)
Legacy of Lies (Bocephus Haynes, #1)
Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1)
The Medusa Protocol (An Assassins Anonymous, #2)
Treasure State (Cassie Dewell, #5; Highway Quartet, #6)
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
Behold a Pale Horse
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
Foucault’s Pendulum
Deception Point
Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
Rule by Secrecy: The Hidden History that Connects the Trilateral Commission, the Freemasons & the Great Pyramids
Digital Fortress
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Biggest Secret: The Book That Will Change the World
Holy Blood, Holy Grail
None Dare Call It Conspiracy

Erik Pevernagie
Conspiracy adepts love story-tellers who want to exorcise their fear, mixing rational and irrational elements to construct a plausible narrative for people craving a meaningful decoding and a breathtaking clarification. ("What after bowling alone?" ) ...more
Erik Pevernagie

The populace fell for this trick every time because they didn’t believe the Masters existed, or that anyone could be that evil. The Masters made sure to assign the label of being a conspiracy theorist to those smart and observant enough to have figured it out and were trying to warn others. The populace would then disregard and ridicule the whistleblower because the Masters had programmed the populace to react harshly to individuals who this label was applied to. The population had been programm ...more
Jasun Ether, The Beasts of Success

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