I like that idea. We can't say that we know certain things must be there, but we can say that it would be extremely weird to do all that for a lie. Also, if so many people are in on it, then I have an idea for you. One, realize how stupid this idea is, and two, learn how to be a GPS person or weatherman and tell us that they told you to lie. Of course, then you'd be proved wrong and we all know how scared of that you are.
The problem with the conspiracy theory mindset is that it is impossible to argue with. Not because the arguments are so well thought through but because it doesn't use any logic or reason. It
starts with a conclusion (the earth is flat, the moon landings were faked or whatever). I'm never sure where these conclusions come from but everything else is then worked around it. Any evidence which shows the conspiracy theory is wrong is dismissed or declared to be part of the conspiracy. How does one argue with that?
The moon landing conspiracy arguement goes something like:
"We never went to the moon, you can't prove it really happened"
"But...it's all on film, there are a load of photos of it"
"Fake! All done in a studio"
"But...most of the people who went to the moon are still alive as are many of the people who worked on the missions"
"They are lying, that's all part of the conspiracy"
"OK, but there are lunar reflectors which we use to measure the distance to the moon. How did they get there?"
"How do you know we put them there? They could be naturally occuring"
And so on. It's like my silly kangaroo thing. You can never prove kangaroos exist to me if I
start with the premise that they don't and then either dismiss evidence that they do as fake or claim that the evidence is all part of the conspiracy.
It's a mess of confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance.
For the record, I do believe that kangaroos exist!
We seem to have discovered Schrödinger's Idiot, someone who is a "genius" and scores 1595 on their SATs and yet has no ability to think logically or rationally. It's funny how outraged she is if someone questions her SAT score and thus calls her a liar given how many people she is calling a liar with her conspiracy theories. And we could do the exact same thing with that:
"I got 1595 on my SAT"
"I don't believe you, you are lying"
"How dare you! Here is a scan of my certificate" (I'm English btw, I have no idea if you get a certificate)
"Fake! You have Photo-shopped that to change the score."
"Here is my teacher/parent/friend, they can vouch for my score"
"They are lying too, they are part of the great SAT Score conspiracy with you"
It's exactly the same mentality,
start with a conclusion and then dismiss anything which shows that conclusion to be false. Impossible to argue with people who think like that. The only reason I bother is for the benefit of other people who may see the posts and hopefully can think a bit more rationally.