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Originally Posted by Robert TG
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I agree that MOST conspiracy theories are bunk, as are most of the Against the Mainstream theories. Everyone should be sceptical. Extraordinary claims need extraordinary proof.
What makes a person believe in a conspiracy theory? What makes a person believe in an Against the Mainstream theory? Perhaps they have a lack of understanding and perhaps they don’t know all the facts or maybe they are all a just bunch of nuts.
But sometimes events prove that there was some sort of conspiracy, and sometimes an ‘Against The Mainstream theory’ gets proved and finds acceptance by the mainstream.
The main point I would like to make is that just because a theory is called a ‘conspiracy theory’ or an ‘ATM theory’ doesn’t make it false.
The person who presents the theory must prove the theory with evidence. This can be much harder to do if there is actually a conspiracy to undermine the facts by manufacturing false facts and mocking those who believe in the alternative theory.
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All true. But the burden still has to be on those who expound those theories to
at a minimum show how the mainstream theory does not explain the evidence. At that doesn't mean some handwaving explanation that fits your CT, but basically shows your lack of understanding of real physics and engineering. And this minimum has to be a starting point that eventually becomes a true theory, that explains
all available data better than the mainstream theory. Most advocates of CTs and ATM theories don't want to do the work.
I would also agree that Roswell would be an acceptable topic (though I'm not a mod, so that's not an official opinion). But I would suggest, if you want to discuss it, to start a new thread particular to that.