Reader: Conspiracies theories shouldn't be dismissed, because some of them are true

By Michael Roberts Mon., Sep. 10 2012 at 10:27 AM

Dan Oates.

Last week, we reported about bizarre documents filed in the Aurora theater shooting case; they claimed Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates and the Illuminati, among others, were behind the massacre. But just because this notion seems nutty is no reason to dismiss all conspiracies, believes one reader.

kylekylecrocodile writes:

People love to throw the word theory on the end of a conspiracy, so people will ridicule it. it is belligerently apparent there is a monolithic conspiracy to exterminate and enslave U.S citizens. JFK talked about it extensively a few weeks before he got shot in the face. I guess that is all conspiracy as well. GTFO. Keep plugging away at these blind sheep running around what they consider a country and what we consider a real big prison cell. Here is to freedom and fighting to keep that right.

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IZen

Until something is substantiated by evidence it remains a theory no matter how hard some want to believe. Only after enough people have been provided concrete evidence to make the issue at hand universally accepted does it lose the theory designation and is then generally considered a 'fact'. It is not a conspiracy against conspiracies just good methodology and accurate description.

If we are still calling evolution a theory than most conspiracy presenters have a pretty high baseline to reach before they can lose the theory qualifier.

michael.roberts moderator editortopcommenter

@IZen Like the post, IZen. Thanks.

RobertChase topcommenter

Michael, meet your new readership. Your policy of not receiving callers at work may be prescient. WW may want to consider establishing a conspiracy hotline, with as many phones as necessary to accomodate the flood of incoming calls. In the meantime, dismiss no conspiracy theories.