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When is a theory not a theory?

Reported by Irish Times
on Thursday, 5 November 2009
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THE TERM “conspiracy theory” commonly means a fringe theory that explains an event as the secret machinations of powerful Machiavellian conspirators.
The modern popularity of such theories dates from the conspiracy theory that arose in the 1960s around the assassination of JFK.
Mainstream opinion looks on conspiracy theories with a jaundiced eye and often ridicules them.
Of course genuine conspiracies do exist, for example Abraham Lincoln died as a result of a conspiracy.
And George Bernard Shaw said, “All professions are conspiracies against the laity”.

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hoppimike I had a theory when I first saw the SUperbar that it was silly, as the text was important. But I guess it functions well without it too. 2 hours ago FloopyHead @questlove Your black ppl only make good music when a republican is president theory is being proven wrong today 2 hours ago RCW09 @dEwDROpz_x3 lmao good theory! but i think its bc ur actually talking to ppl. i got put in twitter jail when i RT'd too much stuff haha 3 hours ago mollierosev Tonight I'm gonna test my theory that eating your feelings is less sad when you do it with gourmet cheesecake. 3 hours ago rock_n_ Pitchfork: When you have a band like U2 or Coldplay, in theory they can do whatever they want. http://bit.ly/6JzYtT 3 hours ago jessicadeva My new theory is one #ff list per week. 'Cause it seems more likely that people will check them out when it's not a laundry list, eh? 3 hours ago

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