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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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History is much more the product of chaos than of conspiracy
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Superstition in Our Marrow (Sonnet 2428)
Earth is a planet of apes,
ivory tower apes diss faith out of reason,
pulpit apes diss reason out of faith -
then there are the newage apes,
chasing goat yoga, chakra penetration,
fortune cards, and aura farming,
who diss both conventional religion
and science, for they've found a more
self-absorbed method of hallucination.
Superstition runs through the marrow
of the human race, with each new generation
it merely changes costume.
Religion is superstiti
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― Sonnets From The Mountaintop
― Sonnets From The Mountaintop
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