But totally bogus:
>After all, defective reasoning skills and ignorance can't be the reason they're losers - it must be someone else's fault."

If I didn't know any better, I think you put down Splinx.
Frankly, you and a few others from this board find him annoying; while I find his points, reasonable and well supported.
Splinx has always shown patience, humility and intelligence, which others on this board could learn from him.
While most conspiracy theories are just that......."theories", they often draw from facts and look at varying scenarios. It's a mental exercise, similiar to listening to music or learning to draw.