Are you unaware of your proclivity for conspiracy?
Yes, I've made a study of it, actually. And I became fond of calling our modern era The Age of Conspiracy Theories as a result. Began noticing the growth of the industry when I became interested in the various UFO/government conspiracy theories when they first began to emerge in the late 80's/early 90's.
I think I posted an article to this board a few years ago, with a long list of the most popular conspiracy theories, and the rough estimate of how many Americans believed them. In last place, but still adhered to by millions of our fellow citizens, is the belief that many of our political leaders are actually shape-shifting reptilian aliens. I forget which star system, but amazing that such a belief has adherents.
And, of course, we have talked here about the reemergence of the Flat Earth Society.
So, yeah, proclivity is right. I am interested in them as a social scientist. Retired, but this eruption of the irrational in the form of modern conspiracy theories will always fascinate me. I regard the eruption of irrationality of this ilk to be, well, not good, but we don't have to dealve into all that. But that's where my interest lies. The emergence of conspiracy thinking in the modern era.
Now, do I actually myself subscribe to any? Yeah, almost surely the JFK assassination. Possibly RFK and MLK murders, but JFK is one I certainly think involved a conspiracy. Not sure I buy into the grassy knoll shooter, and that aspect, but I don't think Oswald acted alone. I lived through that event, the conspiracy theories developed soon after, and like many Americans, I did indeed come to doubt the Warren Commission.