"What conspiracy theorists do, he says, is provide a simple view of an increasingly muddled, dangerous world."

What a cheap and bogus sentiment.

That ranks right up there with the idea that conspiracy theorists believe the US government carried out 9/11 because it is more "comforting".

This is funny though:

The rise of conspiracy theories has mirrored the expansion of the Internet, where the most fantastic theories zip through space and can reach millions of viewers in seconds. Without editors or filters, serious documentaries battle for hits and viewers with wacky entertainment.

For example, testaments claiming that Suri Cruise is an alien, or that the twin towers were brought down by space ships or that the U.S. military caused the Indian Ocean tsunamis using electromagnetic pulse technology.

That is right!!! The "Internet" is so WACKY!!!!!!

Well, at least I can write a complete sentence!