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I actually propose something similar in No Sacred Cows (https://amzn.to/3zMVFrS), which has an entire chapter called "The Boy Who Cried Conspiracy" in which I dismantle the most popular conspiracy theories as well as conspiratorial thinking more generally. The book is 500 pages and took me six years to write, and it's available on Kindle (https://amzn.to/3E7Irs7) and Audible (https://amzn.to/3Td48LR). Here's an excerpt:
"Criminal acts among government officials are everyday events, which is why I find it interesting (and ultimately harmful) that people make up and propagate unfounded conspiracies based on nothing but conjecture and government of the gaps arguments. In fact, that so many conspiracies have been proven in the past should show how difficult it really is to keep an enormous, worldwide secret while leaving absolutely zero evidence of any illicit conduct. It is for this reason—and the fact that 'conspiracy' is such an ambiguous term—that I prefer to call those who perpetuate these unproven narratives 'alternative theorists.' Alternative theorists are often not looking for justice, but instead they are seeking a new reality. Others have started referring to the alternative theories themselves as 'conspiracy hypotheses' because, unfortunately, there are people in the world who think '9/11 was an inside job!' is the same type of (scientific) theory as evolution by natural selection."
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