Towards a General Theory of Conspiracies

...one theory to rule them all

First we must establish a deductive apparatus, consisting of axioms and rules of inference that can be used to derive theorems of the system.

Usually the quality we are concerned with is truth as opposed to falsehood.

I propose the following formula:

Hope = Change + (Bait * Switch) - Cool out the marks

There is no guarantee that there will be a decision procedure for deciding whether a given well formed formula is a theorem or not.

We can begin by specifying a definite non-empty conceptual class, the elements of which are the statements:

• If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, its probably a duck.

• If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.

• All that glitters is not gold.

Clearly, Conspiracy Theory is in its infancy.