Conspiracies and conspiracy theories are different. People actually conspire to do all sorts of things, all over the world.
Conspiracy theories are different, though because they start with a “what if” and move to belief instead of starting from evidence and moving to belief.
Conspiracy theories are different, though because they start with a “what if” and move to belief instead of starting from evidence and moving to belief.
At least, this is the way I define the terms.