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As good a description of sovs (among others) as you're likely to find. Not sure of the original source.

Conspiracy theories are cheat codes for ignorant people. Acquiring expertise in a given field is hard, it takes effort and dedication. It's a lot easier to write it off as bullshit than it is to put your nose in a book or spend hours in a lab. So, rather than put in the work, just convince yourself that they're all liars and you are one of the few who is smart enough to see through it. It's more satisfying to one's ego than to admit that you just aren't all that intelligent and you don't understand.
"A wise man proportions belief to the evidence."
- David Hume