How I talk to the victims of conspiracy theories
I take such an issue with the portrayal of conspiracy theories like this, that is black and white. As with everything, it&#x27;s that they encompass a range of things. Many times people have called conspiracy on something that&#x27;s turned out to be true.<p>It&#x27;s just as anti-science to be extremely sceptical of everything as it is to be extremely susceptible. Some people believe in lizard people, and some think China is trying to undermine world security. One may or may not be more or less believable than the other.<p>Why should I — someone with many of my subjective ideas and opinions try and talk someone else out of their personal beliefs and opinions. And why is the BBC, arbiter of shoddy journalism providing me with guidance on how to do it?