Originally Posted by
lardy
This is at the heart of the matter for many conspiracy theorists*, a desire of some sort to appear intelligent by apparently knowing something most others don't.
The question they really need to ask themselves is how likely is it that I have discovered a truth just from sitting at home on my computer that billions of people, some more educated and hard working than me, haven't?
*"Climate change is made up so politicians can get rich" is a classic example of a conspiracy theory