By "Tin Foil Hat Movement" I assume you mean to be funny, while stopping any possibility of a meaningful conversation regarding some topics he's interested in.

By "Tin Foil Hat Movement" I assume you mean to be funny, while stopping any possibility of a meaningful conversation regarding some topics he's interested in. If he's so smart, perhaps he's smart enough to understand things you don't. For all I know, he's batshit insane -- but then again, people smarter than we are often seem weird. Just sayin'