The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories - Is There Something Wrong With the Definition?

"I recognize when I talk about conspiracy theories in this general sense, it doesn't match common usage," he says. "It's much better to go look and we'll stipulate what we mean by conspiracy theory for the process of our analysis." He points out that his definition excludes things like flat earth theory - which is a misunderstanding of why things are conspiracy theories in some cases. The official accepted explanation can vary over time and can vary from place to place,. And he seems fine with that.