I would define it slightly differently. When facts don't back up their belief, conspiracy theorists will consider people stating those facts to be either manipulated or conspiring.
This is a very dangerous, "cancerous" position, although it is logically valid. One should be highly alarmed if the way to resolve logical contradictions in the world leads to conclusion that I am special. It effectively is shutdown of any outside facts, and from that, anything can be concluded.
Because it's a logically consistent position, it's very dangerous and can affect highly intelligent people.
I just had a lunch today with a coworker, after several months. It's a bit of pain for me, because it seems he has fallen to exactly this sort of process.
This is a very dangerous, "cancerous" position, although it is logically valid. One should be highly alarmed if the way to resolve logical contradictions in the world leads to conclusion that I am special. It effectively is shutdown of any outside facts, and from that, anything can be concluded.
Because it's a logically consistent position, it's very dangerous and can affect highly intelligent people.
I just had a lunch today with a coworker, after several months. It's a bit of pain for me, because it seems he has fallen to exactly this sort of process.