[krapp]

>It sounds more like you're describing paranoid schizophrenics or antisemites than conspiracy theorists.

99% of the time, this is the same picture.

Peel back the layers of just any popular conspiracy theory, study its origins and the people who started it, and eventually you'll get to the part where "it was the Jews all along."

[lazide]

Considering how clearly Abraham appeared to have something going on - maybe schizophrenia? - it’s all a jumble of the same noise anyway?

[krapp]

I think there is an argument to be made for conspiracy theory as a modern form of folk religion. Although a lot of that is due to the overlap between the religious and conspiracy communities, and thus very intentional, they do seem to serve many of the same social and psychological functions.

[MangoToupe]

> folk religion

This seems a bit of a contradiction, no? "folk" beliefs seem like the opposite of religion (which, to my ear, requires organization and some sort of canon).

[krapp]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_religion