One of the hallmarks of the so-called 'reality-based' community is that certain things aren't questioned. Wilson told the truth, Bush lied, ect and so on.
Shrinkwrapped takes a look at conspiracies and conspiracy theories, and has some interesting observations.
ShrinkWrapped: Conspiracy Theories: Fantasy, Delusion, or RealityOccam's razor is sadly underused these days.As I have suggested, from the Psychiatric point of view, the rogue CIA conspiracy has the motive, means, and capabilities on their side, and only requires a small cadre of committed, like-minded souls. The Bush lied conspiracy has a difficult time finding a motive that is not inherently contradictory, has a difficult time with the means and capabilities (if they could fake the intelligence, why wouldn't they have simply brought in some WMD to "discover" in the Iraqi dessert?), and is burdened by requiring such a high number of conspirators as to be functionally impossible.
J.