Your right conspiracy theorists do evaluate evidence differently, they evaluate it like PS's. They’re unable to take on board evidence that contradicts their ‘belief’ or psychosis as I prefer to call it. The conflation of unrelated causes and effects, the belief that large groups are ‘in on it’.

They don't spend months researching a subject, they spend months searching for data that reinforces their pet theory.

Like PS’s the conspiracy theorists construct alternative realities to make sense of their twisted view of the world, "Why aren’t scientists reporting that sugar is poison, because they’re part of the conspiracy."

The only difference is the conspiracy isn’t directed against them, they are a witness. A conspiracy theorist will believe that the Milk Marketing Board is putting rat poison in milk to boost profit, or attack white people or something. A PS thinks the Milk Marketing Board has employed a hit man to get them.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Mon 5 Dec 2011, 18:51, 1 reply)

What about the people who think smoking causes cancer?
They see a link but tobbacco companies seem to want to keep it quiet.
How about those who think that burning fossil fuel causes climate change but oil companies pay scientists to disprove it?
How about those who though the CIA were arming and training the Mujahideen in the 80s?
I take it only people who think the above are all bollocks are normal, sane people?
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 19:48, closed)

Nope.

Say a bloke down the pub says “I think the moon landings were faked, I don’t know anything about it really, but I just think they probably were.” He’s a man with an opinion, not a conspiracy theorist.

Another guy agrees and explains how he’s spent the last 5 years looking at every piece of evidence and is absolutely 100% sure that they were faked…how come the flag looks like it’s blowing in the wind etc etc, he’s someone with the thinking like a PS.

The difference between rational though and conspiracy thinking is the rational thinker can accept the evidence that doesn’t fit their theory and think again. Conspiracy theorists like PS’s are trapped in their delusion and can’t see beyond it.
They seek each other out and create their own orthodoxies re-inforcing each others delusion in exactly the manner they claim to despise with not a jot of self awareness.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Mon 5 Dec 2011, 20:43, closed)

Ah.
So people who research climate change are paranoid then?
How about people whose research points to the Pearl Harbour attack being anticipated by the US government?
What you're describing is a conspiracy nut -- there are people put there who poined to a lot of what they thought were discrepancies in the official WYC attack and whilst most have been shown to be wrong not all were nutjobs.
Questioning something which doesn't seem right to you is a normal and useful behavior it is only when you ignore evidence that it points to something wrong with your reasoning -- I know I haven't had time to check out every conspiracy theory on the internet and work out which is true and which isn't but apparently you have.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 20:55, closed)

Just because you are paranoid
doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.
(the other guy not the one that gave you coochie warts, Tue 6 Dec 2011, 2:10, closed)

Note:
They appear to be onto us. Cease operation 'Slightly pink'.
( Funkenschlag still likes dogs more than cats, Tue 6 Dec 2011, 20:45, closed)