Conspiracy is the act of two or more persons, called conspirators,
working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative
connotations. A conspiracy theory explains an event as being the result of an
alleged plot by a covert group or organization or the idea that important
political, social or economic events are the products of secret plots that are
largely unknown to the general public. There are many different conspiracy
theories. Although they are easy to disprove, millions continue to believe
them.
There are three types of conspiracy theories. One of them is event
conspiracy theory. The conspiracy is decisive for a limited, discrete event or set
of events. Another type is systemic conspiracy theory. The conspiracy is
believed to be universal, usually perceived as security control of a country, a
region, or even the entire world. The third type of conspiracy theories is
Super conspiracy theory. This term refers to conspiratorial constructs in
which multiple conspiracies are believed to be linked together
hierarchically.
There are many different categories of conspiracy theories. For example,
Global conspiracies include those broad reaching conspiracies
such as the US Federal Reserve, the NATO, the United States and the House of
Saud, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Gemstone File. Also, there are
a number of conspiracy theories that have developed with regards to
extraterrestrial life and UFOs. UFO/Extraterrestrial conspiracies include the
Bermuda Triangle, Roswell, Area 51 and Crop Circles. Intelligence conspiracies
include the CIA running heroin in Vietnam, landing on the moon, Watergate, Pan
Am Flight 103 and the Branch Davidian compound in Waco. Medical conspiracies
include the cure for cancer, fluoridation, AIDS, Ritalin and SARS. Military
conspiracies include the attack on Pearl Harbor, Gulf War Syndrome and the fate
of united flight 93. Furthermore, there are a lot of theories to explain why
and how an important person was killed.
Conspiracy theories abound all across the world and psychologists try to
understand why people believe in conspiracy theories. To my mind there are
several reasons why people believe in them. Firstly, people think that a major
or significant event must have been caused by something similarly major,
significant or powerful. Furthermore, according to psychologists, people who
believe in one conspiracy theory are more likely to believe in others. Also,
psychologists say that the more a person believes in conspiracy theories, the
more likely he is used to distrust the reported facts. Conspiracies sometimes
do happen and the fact that unbelievable happens sometimes helps fuel theories
that at first glance are no more preposterous.
All in all, there are many different conspiracy theories which are of different types and categories. Psychologists are trying to understand the common factors that predispose people to believe in conspiracy theories. It does not mean that belief in a conspiracy theory is false. The theory itself could be true.
All in all, there are many different conspiracy theories which are of different types and categories. Psychologists are trying to understand the common factors that predispose people to believe in conspiracy theories. It does not mean that belief in a conspiracy theory is false. The theory itself could be true.
References:
http://www.searchdictionaries.com/?q=conspiracy
http://darkeconteur.wordpress.com/tag/conspiracies/
http://quezi.com/14855
http://voices.yahoo.com/six-categories-conspiracy-theories-2352374.html?cat=9
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