Oy, one thread at a time on the subject, please. I moved this one downstairs.

I guess the term "conspiracy theory" may be used more often than it should be. But hey, it's a good term that describes a real phenomenon.

I guess I'd define "conspiracy theory" as a preposterous story that is widely accepted without legitimate proof. I mentioned sedevacantism in the current thread about a song about the pope(s). There is a very vocal group of Catholics who claim there has not been a valid Pope since the death of Pius XII in 1958, because the mainstream church has been heretical. Over the years, that whole thing has blown up into a pretty good conspiracy theory.

All the New World Order stuff is a good example of conspiracy theories.

-Joe-