Conspiracy beliefs can hold contradictory premises together without resolution

Evidence

But while at one level, Cooper ruefully conceded that the New World Order is a grim necessity, at another he was prepared to do battle with evil. That other level concerned the aliens, for even though Cooper sometimes believed Illuminati circles would invent an extraterrestrial threat in order to provide a pretext for the seizure of power, at other times he was certain that the ETs have already arrived. — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 333

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Conspiracy belief compounds and tolerates flagrant logical contradictions — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 94; Todd’s conspiracy list mixed mutually hostile groups into one grand Illuminati cabal — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 308; People readily hold mutually contradictory conspiracy beliefs simultaneously. — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 94 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• People readily hold mutually contradictory conspiracy beliefs simultaneously. #exemplifies (0.95) — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 94