   a conspiracy theory is an explanatory proposition that accuses two or more persons, a group, or an organization of having caused or covered up, through secret planning and deliberate action, an illegal or harmful event or situation.[the merriam-webster dictionary : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiracy+theory?show=0&t=1390520097][the merriam-webster dictionary : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiracy][the oxford english dictionary: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/conspiracy?q=conspiracy] some scholars suggest that people formulate conspiracy theories to explain, for example, power relations in social groups and the perceived existence of evil forces.link text, turkay salim nefes (2013) the sociological review volume 61, issue 2, pages 247â264.link text, turkay salim nefes (2012) journal of historical sociology, volume 25, issue 3, pages 413â439, september 2012. it has been suggested by some thinkers that conspiracy theories have chiefly psychological or socio-political origins. proposed psychological origins include projection; the personal need to explain âa significant event [with] a significant cause;" and the product of various kinds and stages of thought disorder, such as paranoid disposition, ranging in severity to diagnosable mental illnesses. some people prefer socio-political explanations over the insecurity of encountering random, unpredictable, or otherwise inexplicable events.justin fox: [http://business.time.com/2009/1
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