Are conspiracy theories good or bad?

Answer 1

It depends on their purpose. Is it to harm someone who has done nothing wrong, like the Blood Libel? Is it to deflect blame from the guilty you like, to the innocent you don't, like blaming 9/11 on Bush instead of anti-Jewish middle eastern terrorists? Is it to pretend you know more than real scientists, photographers, and other experts, like the "Apollo was a hoax" nonsense "theory"?

Some conspiracy theories are written by good people who are warning people of bad things that might happen, often they do that to outwit the conspiracy, to prevent further horrible things happening, for the benefit or for the betterment of mankind and all Life on Earth. The theories are warnings.

Some of the theories were actions foreseen 2,000 years ago by St John the Divine who saw the future, some of his Prophesies are about these days. He was one of the very best and finest of all Prophets, a good man and kind to others. He always did what God wanted him to do, regardless of all else.