ABSTRACT
The conspiracy theorist’s concern is a natural response. A full confidence in the uncontrollable nature of public institutions of information is exactly what an involved conspiracy would have possess. Some have argued against ambitious conspiracy theory because they believe important conspiracies require too great a unity and stability of purpose among too many people. Surely governmental investigations, the ‘free press’ and alert, private individuals at large will inevitably encounter the existence of the conspiracy and inevitably and effectively sound the alarm. Thus any truly global, malevolent conspiracy will be exposed and eliminated by the agents of goodness and freedom found everywhere. In the face of a threat as momentous as malevolent global conspiracy it would be naive to place our confidence in an objection as weak as uncontrollability. The greatest danger we face in taking the risks of conspiracy seriously is a divisive, society-wide paranoia.
