Conspiracy theories are nonsense – until they feel right

I like to think of myself as less credulous than the average conspiracy theorist. When I see people babbling about UFOs, or how jet fuel fires could not have caused the World Trade Centre to collapse, or that the moon landings cannot have been real, my first reaction is to sympathise.

I wonder what must be missing from other parts of their lives to make them seek solace in such nonsense. If only we had better education and support structures, conspiracists would be able to find meaning elsewhere. Bill Gates is not trying to deactivate you, planes are not leaving chem trails, Diana was not killed by Prince Philip.

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