Critical Thinking Will Tear Down the Church of Conspiracy

You don't have to believe
But you have to believe
For it to be true

Conviction

Faithful fervor

Lifted up by scrolls and scrolls

Those social folks

All both preacher and chior

Of their religion

Only give you

Just enough information

To not be lying

Conspircy is harder to prove

when context is involved

They know it

Becuase they beleive in it.

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