Conspiracies: The Facts * The Theories * The Evidence - Plot & Excerpts
Yet the academic sphere, which filters much of what reaches the mainstream, too often shows a curious reluctance to engage with that evidence, preferring to attack the conspiracy mindset rather than understand its reasoning. This was concisely il ustrated by a remark made at a British Humanist Association conference – held specifical y to discuss conspiracy theories – when a speaker declared, ‘I’m not going to debate the evidence for or against particular conspiracy theories; this is not the place for that.’1 The problem, it seems, is that for authorities, media, and the world of academia, that place is never found. The continued avoidance of seriously considering the basis of truthseekers’ beliefs is what prevents the public debate moving forward in any useful direction. Much of this book, then, establishes the fundamentals of conspiracy thinking, but also explores an often missing element: the evidence itself. Throughout my two and a half decades of research, specific theories have consistently surfaced as areas of public fascination, and these are the ones focused on, occasional y balanced with resonant cases which may not have received the coverage they deserve.
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