Originally posted by Sacreligion
maybe i'm just splitting hairs here...but how does one define a "conspiracy master"

I am wondering about that myself.

t's technically all hearsay and rumors, right?

That depends on the nature of the conspiracy. There are obviously the types that one finds little hard evidence on but for the most part and most
types of conspiracies one works from primary source material in that given field putting together information in ways that they decline to.

From what i've read, about 2% of people actually discuss fact,

Then you either have no idea of what 'facts' are or you are spending your time on the wrong sections of the forum.

whereas others just propose wild theories with no backing other than "that's what i think"

You will find these types on all forums and they are sadly the product of modern propaganda; they seem to know a lot but when pressed they have no
idea where they heard it...

perhaps, as everything seems to have been doing as our(human) "progress" increases, conspiracy theory is a dying art form, being given to the
masses as a means of control,

Sounds like a conspiracy theory to me.

There has never been a greater time and better tools for uncovering the truth and those who can not keep up
should just stay silent and read until they do.

allowing people to think they are uncovering the truth when all they are doing is leading themselves along their own delusional path to the
"truth"

Everyone believes they know some 'truths' and the aim of meeting places such as these should be to correct each others misguided beliefs.
I have heard your type of reasoning before but i certainly believe that truths can be uncovered but that the process is not so simple and normally
involves extraordinary amounts of time and a great deal of unlearning after the misinformation one is exposed to in formal schooling.
Stellar