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[dictum]

> Because those who hold conspiracy theories typically suffer from a crippled epistemology, in accordance with which it is rational to hold such theories

"Crippled epistemology" is an interesting name for being unable to distinguish opinion from fact. What is the name for being unable to distinguish the essence of a fact from its doublespeak explanation?

[adolph → dictum]

The paper defines "crippled epistemology" as:

In some domains, people suffer from a “crippled epistemology,” in the sense that they know very few things, and what they know is wrong.

The term comes from: http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/politics/faculty/hardin/researc...