conspiracy theorists

It seems at times that HC is being overrun by conspiracy theorists. The conspiracy theories themselves don't hold much interest for me but the people who hold them does. So I thought I'd check out the thoughts of those who have studied them. Very interesting. See:-

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mental-mishaps/201009/conspiracy-theorists-is-the-truth-out-there

Also, from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory):-

According to some psychologists, a person who believes in one conspiracy theory tends to believe in others; a person who does not believe in one conspiracy theory tends not to believe another.
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A study published in 2012 also found that conspiracy theorists frequently believe in multiple conspiracies, even when one conspiracy contradicts the other. For example, the study found that people who believe Osama Bin Laden was captured alive by Americans are likely to also believe that Bin Laden was actually killed prior to the 2011 raid.

An interesting topic.