T'was a joke. To conspire is to breath together. Synchronized, with gusto.
Some assert the term was invented (or at least weaponized) by the CIA to prevent disbelief in the government.
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French sociologist Bruno Latour suggests that the widespread popularity of conspiracy theories in mass culture may be due, in part, to the pervasive presence of Marxist-inspired critical theory and similar ideas in academia since the 1970s.
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Robert Anton Wilson (Cosmic Trigger, The Illuminatus Trilogy) played conspiracy theory like a fiddle. Highly entertaining since it
can't shouldn't be taken seriously. Lionel Nation says he's not a conspiracy theorist, he's a conspiracy analyst.
The biggest theory (after JFK) was the two-planes/three buildings yarn that the government spun.