Conspiracy theories are the enemy of truth. Crazy shit does happen. The CIA used to overthrow governments left and right, for instance. Understanding that sort of thing is simply called history. The idea that things happen, because some secret cabal of powerful people is pulling strings behind some curtain is not history. It's hearsay.
To put forth an analogy conspiracy theories are to history, what creationism is to biology or astrology is to astronomy. On some level it is tempting to think that some force is secretly guiding historical events, but that's just not the way the world works. The world adheres to certain rules and tendencies, but is inherently chaotic at the same time. Gravity dictates that water flows from high areas to low areas, but the specific path that a creek follows is random and determined by an infinite number of factors.
To put forth an analogy conspiracy theories are to history, what creationism is to biology or astrology is to astronomy. On some level it is tempting to think that some force is secretly guiding historical events, but that's just not the way the world works. The world adheres to certain rules and tendencies, but is inherently chaotic at the same time. Gravity dictates that water flows from high areas to low areas, but the specific path that a creek follows is random and determined by an infinite number of factors.