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    What Is Conspiracy?
    What Is Conspiracy?
    What Is Conspiracy?
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    What Is Conspiracy?

    By David W. Blomstrom

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    How many questions can you answer?:

     

    • What is a conspiracy?

    • What is a conspiracy theory?

    • How big and complex can conspiracies be?

    • How common is conspiracy?

    • How many people can keep a secret?

    • Was 9/11 a conspiracy?

    • Is the author of this book a conspiracy theorist, conspiracy analyst, conspiracy scientist, conspiratologist, or conspiracist?

     

    Countless books have been written about conspiracy—many of them propagandists. In fact, the propaganda is so sophisticated and relentless, many people don't even know exactly what conspiracy and conspiracy theory are. (Are conspiracy theories really "epistemically self-insulating against disconfirmation"?)

     

    At last, David W. Blomstrom has put conspiracy science on the map. What Is Conspiracy leaves no stone unturned in exploring the origins of conspiracy and conspiracy theory, along with their names and definitions.

     

    A chapter titled "Conspiracy Quotas" explores conspiracy magnitude. How big, sophisticated and destructive can conspiracies be? How long can they last? How evil and intelligent are conspirators?

     

    If you answered the next to last question "No," you need to read this book. Even the U.S. government classifies 9/11 as a conspiracy.

     

    So throw away books written by Alex Jones or Sir Karl Popper and embrace logic and science. What Is Conspiracy belongs in every truther's library. In fact, anyone who enjoys riddles, puzzles, mysteries, and paradoxes might enjoy the insights this book offers.

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid W. Blomstrom
    Release dateSep 10, 2022
    ISBN9798986767550
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      What Is Conspiracy? - David W. Blomstrom

      Table of Contents

      Table of Contents

      Operator’s Manual

      Introduction

      Conspiracy Science 101

      Conspire

      Conspiracy

      Conspiracy Theory

      Section 2

      Conspiracy Theory Origins

      Bogus Definitions

      Conspiracy Quotas

      Credits

      About the Author

      Eye-Popping Books

      Dare to ThinkTitle Page

      This book may eventually be available in multiple formats (epub 3.0., paperback, and audiobook). To learn more, see "Formats and Availability." Ebook fans: If any text or images do not appear to display correctly, please consider upgrading to a new reader or viewing device.

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      Copyright © 2022 David W. Blomstrom

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      Geobop LLC

      Seattle, Washington

      September 2022

      All rights reserved. No part or any portion of this book may be reproduced in any form, mechanical, or digital, or transmitted without the prior written permission of the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      This book is presented solely for educational and entertainment purposes. It is the intent of the author to provide general knowledge and helpful information on the subjects discussed to assist readers in their quest for greater understanding and utilization of the ideas, thoughts and principles presented. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. While all best efforts have been used in preparing this book, the author makes no representations or warranties of any kind and assumes no liabilities of any kind with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents, and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness of use for a particular purpose. The author shall not be held liable or responsible to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage, incidental or consequential, caused or alleged to have been caused, directly or indirectly, by the information contained herein.

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      FIRST EDITION

      Dedication

      Table of Contents

      Operator’s Manual | Introduction

      Conspiracy Science 101

      Conspire | Conspiracy | Conspiracy Theory

      Section 2

      Origins of Conspiracy Theory | Bogus Definitions | Conspiracy Quotas

      Credits | Afterword | About the Author

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      Puppeteers

      Operator’s Manual

      Links | Images | Help!

      (Note: This section is designed primarily for digital versions of this book (i.e., epub or ebook). If you’re reading a paperback or hard cover version, skip ahead to the first picture you see below.)

      I work hard to make my books well organized, with exceptionally efficient navigation.

      See that light green band at the top of the page?

      If you click the horizontal arrow pointing to the right, it will take you to the first page of the next section (Introduction). Clicking similar arrows on the first pages of each chapter will take you forward or backward through the book’s contents.

      Clicking the up arrow on the far right will take you to my customized table of contents.

      Some chapters also feature headings with vertical navigation. For example, go back to the beginning of this section (Operator’s Manual) and click on Links in the light blue menu box. It takes you to a heading titled Links. Clicking on the arrow to the right of that heading takes you back to the beginning of a chapter or section.

      Some headings may be similarly linked to subheadings.

      If it sounds confusing, don’t sweat it. Just click a few links in the book, and you should quickly understand how the vertical and horizontal navigation schemes both work.

      Links ˆ

      Hyperlinks are a conventional

      blue.

      However, links to online resources have a colored background. This is just a reminder that those links won’t work if you aren’t connected to the Internet.

      Images ˆ

      In at least some

      epub/ebook readers, you can enlarge an image by double-clicking on it.

      Help! ˆ

      For credits/permissions and other

      information about images and text, see the Credits section.

      Oh, yes—one more thing ...

      Think outside the box.

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      Who, What, Why, When and WhereIntroduction

      Do you know what the terms conspiracy and conspiracy theory mean?

      The answer is probably yes and no. You probably intuitively understand the terms, yet your brain has been so scrambled by propagandists, you can’t handle the simple truth.

      Spider web

      Similarly, you might be among the muddled masses who believe that Watergate was the only authentic conspiracy in recorded history when there are in fact countless conspiracies swirling all around us 24/7.

      Even if you’re one of the more intelligent (or newly awakened) people who realize that the JFK assassination and 9/11 qualify as conspiracies, you can probably still learn something from this book. And if you do, then maybe you can share some tips with me.

      I’m David Blomstrom, one of America’s foremost conspiracy theorists. Or should I call myself a conspiracy analyst, conspiracy sleuth, conspiracy scientist or conspiratologist?

      Maybe I’m a historian, because conspiracy theory lies primarily in the domain of historical science.

      Any historian who doesn’t believe in conspiracy isn’t a real historian.

      I’ve been working on a book titled Conspiracy Science, which is sort of a mini encyclopedia of conspiracy and conspiracy theory. It explains how conspiracies and conspiracy theories work and explores the convoluted tactics used by anti-conspiracy propagandists to discredit them. The book will consist of a whopping 50 chapters or more and will be published in late 2022 or 2023.

      In the meantime, I took the five chapters focusing on definitions and another titled Conspiracy Quotas and am publishing them (in the book you’re reading) as a simpler, less expensive introduction to conspiracy science. This book has four primary goals:

      Broadcast the true definitions of the terms conspiracy and conspiracy theory

      Educate people regarding the extraordinary efforts of propagandists to redefine these terms

      Reveal the magnitude of conspiracy in both frequency and size or sophistication

      Promote Conspiracy Science, which, to the best of my knowledge, will be the only book of its kind in existence

      Below is an excerpt from the Introduction to Conspiracy Science focusing on definitions.

      Classic Conspiracy Theory ˆ

      One of the biggest obstacles a budding conspiratologist faces is the daunting gauntlet of definitions that have sprung up around the term conspiracy theory. Even the terms conspire and conspiracy can be confusing, but conspiracy theory is off the chart.

      Accordingly, the first unit in the Conspiracy Science section—Conspiracy Science 101—focuses on definitions.

      As you will soon learn, the definitions vary with the actors. For example, the term conspiracy theory means very different things to a 9/11 truther and a propagandist.

      Yet conspiracy theory can have different meanings even among truthers.

      Are we talking theory in the scientific sense (e.g., the theory of evolution), or are we just talking in plain English?

      And if we’re not in scientific mode, then are we talking about a theory of conspiracy, a theory about a particular conspiracy theory, a theory that invokes a conspiracy, a hypothesis, rumor, quip or something else?

      This book is based on the premise that conspiracy is not just real—it’s far more common than most people realize. And I’m not just talking about criminal/civil conspiracy. Grand conspiracies in which multiple agencies, organizations and governments collude to start wars or exploit millions of people are quite common as well.

      Given the fact that 1) conspiracy is such a big part of life, and 2) humans are extremely vocal thinking creatures, it’s only natural that people should think and talk about conspiracy on different levels, from speculation and rumors to knee-jerk quips to scientific analysis.

      You can’t understand classic conspiracy without an understanding of the wacko anti-conspiracy theory conjured up by an army of media whores, pseudo-scientists, phony philosophers, and other propagandists.

      In that spirit, this book covers the entire spectrum, from classic conspiracy theory to the spider web of ridicule and goofy ideas spun by propagandists.

      By the way, I’m not Alex Jones or David Icke. I have a science degree, and I’m a genuine wildlife biologist

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