Malevolence is a key characteristic of any conspiracy theory, as antivax conspiracy theories readily indicate. Why is this?
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Malevolence is a key characteristic of any conspiracy theory, as antivax conspiracy theories readily indicate. Why is this?
I realize that PZ seems to have all the fun when it comes to entertaining e-mails from cranks, but that doesn’t mean I don’t sometimes get my share of such amusement. For example, yesterday, waiting for me in the morning in my e-mail in box was this delightful gem: From: [email protected] Subject: the dark force […]