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There is a view found in the work of several conspiracy theory theorists that goes something like this: theories with official status — to wit, theories endorsed by some powerful institution — that happen to cite conspiratorial activity cannot be conspiracy theories.
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© 2014 Matthew Richard Xavier Xander Xanthias Xerxes Xanatos X Dracos Hieronymus Oliphant Ransome Dentith
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Dentith, M.R.X. (2014). Should We Prefer Official Theories?. In: The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137363169_8
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