loldrup comments on Je suis Charlie - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 16 January 2015 01:53:05AM 0 points [-]

I am curious about your answer to my question ".. but how will this single out the investigations of conspiracy theories?".

Comment author: JoshuaZ 16 January 2015 02:05:45AM 0 points [-]

If a position is a position that isn't in mainstream journals and is described as fringe by the mainstream press then it is an issue. If the subject needs its own journal to specifically push a position then it is in that category. If the position relies on assuming unknown technology exists (e.g. faster than light travel, plane sized holograms, nanothermite) then it is in that category.