Says another conspiracy theorist.
🙂
"The
Oxford English Dictionary defines
conspiracy theory as "the theory that an event or phenomenon occurs as a result of a conspiracy between interested parties;
spec. a belief that some covert but influential agency (typically political in motivation and oppressive in intent) is responsible for an unexplained event".
It cites a 1909 article in The American Historical Review as the earliest usage example,[16][17] although it also appears in journals as early as April 1870.
[18] The word "conspiracy" derives from the Latin
con- ("with, together") and
spirare ("to breathe")."
en.wikipedia.org
Why does it matter who coined the term? We all know what it means, and what kind of people it attracts, usually the opposite of a scientific mind.
I am pointing out that the term was originated as a slur. It was coined by the CIA as as psychological strategy to diminish people who spoke out and gave theories that were counter to the desired narrative. It may not have copied over via that link, but that article describes how it was to be used to shut down opposing speech. I feel that this is very relevant to the times in which we are living. We have a clear media narrative that aligns itself (by corporate direction) with the Deep State desired narrative. If you speak out with a different view, you are labeled a conspiracy theorist. Were you calling me a conspiracy theorist as a compliment? No. I known an attempted putdown when I see one. I'm just pointing out how the term was created and how it is still being used.
Do you believe in organized crime? The mafia? Then you believe in conspired crimes, more than one party carrying out the crime. Conspiracies.
What's a theory? It's when you ask a question, collect info, see if the pieces make sense together, and you come to a point where it makes enough logical sense to you that you are open to the possibility of something. You don't have a smoking gun, but you theorize that it's in the realm of possibility (or you rule it out).
That's what conspiracy theory means to me. Someone who believes in conspired crimes and who is willing to look at all available information and not just that information that is deemed acceptable by some so-called information police.
I disagree with you that to theorize is unscientific. It's the scientific method--hypothesis, data, conclusion. I'm scientifically trained and very logical.
I am also very curious and persistent by nature.
As to "what kind of people it attracts" I don't know what to say, especially since you said it to me. I assure you that it is strange for me to think of anyone using that label on me, yet here I find myself. How did I get here? The short answer is, when the (political/media) things around me stopped making logical sense, I left my (mental) comfort zone to think outside of the box. When I did, I found some things made more sense. In general, though, I'd say it attracts people who aren't satisfied unless they know the truth.
