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If you need a more expanded definition that otherwise says much the same things try this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_disorder#Definition https://en.wi

If you need a more expanded definition that otherwise says much the same things try this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_disorder#Definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_disorder#Definition Diagnosing somebody with a broken arm is not a personal attack and neither should be a mental health diagnosis. > I don't think it's fair Life isn't fair. Fairness is a subject best left to small children and courts of law. To address your concern though, evidence is not about agreement.

ColanR 6y ago
> If you need a more expanded definition Logically speaking, we could be talking about how belief in conspiracy theory is affected by mental deficiency, a preference for apple pie, or a broken arm. Giving me a definition of 'thing-that-is-bad' is irrelevant to its use as a potential ad homenim. And as I said - if you already have a diagnosis of the person, then feel free to mention it as a point against their theory of a conspiracy. But if you do not already have that diagnosis, then claiming the theory implies a mental deficiency is absolutely an ad homenim against the theory. The order of the cause and effect matters. I think you mistook my use of the word "fair". I was using the first definition from merriam-webster: "marked by impartiality and honesty." Maybe I should just keep using "intellectually honest" since that appears to cause less confusion. We do agree on your other point, though, that "evidence is not about agreement." Maybe I should use the phrase 'theorize about the existence of a conspiracy' instead of 'skeptical of the status quo'. With that addressed: I don't think it's intellectually honest to conclude there's a mental health defect in people who theorize about the existence of a conspiracy.