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scott_s · 2010-04-05 16:26:58

No. That is not evidence of a conspiracy.

ciguy | karma 959 | avg karma 2.66 · | 2020-05-08 12:14:44+00:00

No it does not? Stating facts is not a conspiracy.

themitigating | karma 2089 | avg karma 0.91 · | 2023-01-22 13:10:12

Then it's not a conspiracy.

vonmoltke | karma 10224 | avg karma 2.49 · | 2017-08-24 13:43:59

No. Simply hiding the existence of something does not make a conspiracy.

maxerickson | karma 36996 | avg karma 2.02 · | 2015-07-10 08:29:11

It was a conspiracy.

The evidence means it isn't a theory.

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cyanydeez | karma 1718 | avg karma 0.75 · | 2022-01-13 18:48:51

No. Good conspiracy though.

noslenwerdna | karma 316 | avg karma 2.85 · | 2021-06-30 00:36:54+00:00

If it is done in the open, it is by definition not a conspiracy.

omginternets | karma 10469 | avg karma 3.07 · | 2023-09-12 13:42:41

Yes, and at a minimum, this is evidence of a literal conspiracy.

guilhas | karma 598 | avg karma 0.56 · | 2021-01-19 21:05:14

No, it is a conspiracy theory.

dragonwriter | karma 118260 | avg karma 2.17 · | 2016-03-02 12:12:52

It absolutely is a conspiracy. I think you mean it's not an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory.

ww520 | karma 9957 | avg karma 2.49 · | 2018-09-21 00:50:34+00:00

Is that considered conspiracy?

brown9-2 | karma 15736 | avg karma 3.87 · | 2013-06-20 14:30:45+00:00

The mere existence of a conspiracy theory is not proof of a conspiracy.

rini17 | karma 2455 | avg karma 1.39 · | 2020-09-07 09:26:27+00:00

I don't think either, of course it is not a conspiracy when it happens very clearly in the open.

JacksonGariety | karma 1708 | avg karma 3.32 · | 2017-04-17 17:38:30

Yes. Certainly a conspiracy.

padiyar83 | karma 119 | avg karma 1.89 · | 2021-08-22 03:51:33

I don't think that's a conspiracy. Motivations there, however misplaced they may be, are quite clear.

kfwhp | karma | avg karma · | 2019-02-20 10:58:12

I don't believe this to be a "conspiracy". It's nothing shadowy, really. What they did is completely natural. That doesn't mean I support the idea though.

acct1771 | karma 1085 | avg karma 0.79 · | 2018-10-24 05:32:22

It IS a conspiracy.

What you said is not a conspiracy theory.

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gabaix | karma 1572 | avg karma 6.96 · | 2020-04-12 17:21:48+00:00

Lack of evidence isn’t sufficient to label a theory as conspiracy.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory

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bshoemaker | karma 270 | avg karma 3.38 · | 2021-10-01 14:30:15

Sure, but you're suggesting that they are doing that without any evidence.

This is classic conspiracy theorist rhetoric, whether that's your intention or not.

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mjburgess | karma 10238 | avg karma 3.41 · | 2023-01-30 11:47:52

Conclusive evidence of a conspiracy does, indeed, strongly evidence a conspiracy.

Alas, this hasn't much to do with the "no evidence of a conspiracy" case.

All no evidence evidences is no evidence. A point which seems widely misunderstood.

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