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The weird thing is that the term "conspiracy theories" is used as a mere denunciation, it has no actual content, it's just a way to call someone crazy. It's a form of categorical thinking
That’s not true for a start. Try this:
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Nobody is interested in finding out what evidence there might be for the existence of an actual conspiracy because it's immediately subsumed under "false thinking." What is that but a form of bigotry?
It’s for the promoters of such ideas to produce evidence - especially as they are often highly implausible. When they try and fail to produce anything of value - as has happened here - it’s not required of us to desperately go digging to try to prove it.
However it is a fact that you believe conspiracy theories and it is a fact that the accused always seem to be people or organisations you hate and it is a fact that you don’t have evidence to justify your belief. Now that makes a rather convincing case for your bigotry.
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I don't know what evidence I may or may not have given here about the Jesuit conspiracies, but there is a lot of evidence. There are books galore written about it. But the very idea is dismissed out of hand due to bigotry against "conspiracy theories."
You’ve given pretty much no evidence whatsoever. And the existence of books is not much better. There are books written about Jewish conspiracies but I don’t see you endorsing those, nor do I expect you to (which is the point).
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I have no idea what pseudoscience is being imputed to me. Natural foods diets? Oh well.
How about your idea that different textures automatically reduce friction ?
When you learn the fact that your liking of an idea has nothing to do with its truth - really learn it, not pay lip service - then you might stop being wrong all the time.