Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories exist to explain events and actions that are motivated by sinister and influential figures to have an advantage. Generally, conspiracy theories have sturdy backing and usually take the route of political influence. The basic idea behind conspiracy theories is that other specifications or formats of the story being explained by the conspiracy theories are probable. One of the most common forms of conspiracy theories is the death of prominent people, such as the death of Diana, the princess of Wales. Conspiracy theories are based on insufficient evidence that cannot, however, be overlooked because it may have some real or even impact on the people who choose to believe it.

The idea behind conspiracy theories is that people prefer coming up with explanations that fit their forms of stories. Generally, there might not be sufficient evidence behind a theory, but the lack of evidence cannot be used against the theory (Mikušková, 2018). Generally, conspiracy theories provide an alternative cause of the event that people have chosen to believe that was normal to happen. The death of prominent politicians and members of royal families form a more significant part of conspiracy theories. Assassination is ordinary among prominent people, and conspiracy is certain whenever a prominent person dies. Generally, conspiracy theories demand an additional investigation on the deaths of prominent people to avoid overlooking an assassination move that is probable under several circumstances. Generally, some conspiracies appear real after investigation, while those that are false still have a bit of truth in them since they base their arguments on facts to come up with probable conclusions. Moreover, the issue of conspiracy theory occurs around the death of Diana, the princess of Wales.

An accident, in most times, happens without the victim having control over the situation. The case of Diana was an accident, although the probability of murder cannot be overlooked (Brotherton & French, 2017). For example, if the note presented by Diana’s butler was genuine, then some truth is behind the conspiracy theory. Also, the claim that Diana was pregnant at the time of death and that she had been considered a disgrace for the royal family could also have some explanation behind her tragic death. However, conspiracy theories suffer from several setbacks by lacking testability, consistency, fruitfulness but full of conservativeness.

Conspiracy theories fall below the pecking order of an ideal theory due to lack of testability, consistency, and fruitfulness but full of conservativeness. Generally, a conspiracy theory, such as the one behind the death of Princess Diana, lacks the need for testability on whether to ascertain whether the claims are true or false. Also, the fruitfulness of conspiracy theories surrounding deaths is based on novel predictions of what is believed to have happened rather than what happened. Besides, the theory behind Diana’s death lacked consistency in that it does not provide sufficient details concerning the claims presented. However, the conspiracy theory on the death of Diana is founded on conservativeness with those behind it chose to remain by what they believe should have been the cause of death and not what facts have been established to show.

In sum, conspiracy theories are based on insufficient evidence. However, the evidence cannot be overlooked because it may have some real or even impact on the people who choose to believe it. The death of prominent people such as that of Diana, the Princess of Wales, contributes to a more substantial part of conspiracy theories. Generally, conspiracy theories are not credible because they lack testability, consistency, and fruitfulness but are full of conservativeness.

Reference

Brotherton, R., & French, C. C. (2017). Conspiracy theories. Parapsychology: The science of        unusual experience, 158-176.

Mikušková, E. B. (2018). Conspiracy beliefs of future teachers. Current Psychology, 37(3), 692-  701.