I know a couple conspiracy nuts: they CAN have a god point every now and then. Unfortunately, some seem to feel that the more outlandish an idea, the more likely it is to be real...
Same here. Its is an odd trait of conspiracy fanatics to take disparate bits of information and spin them into a complex web of events, causes and effects that taken as a whole seem to make perfect sense.
This was dramatized rather well in the ST: Voyager episode:
The Voyager Conspiracy.
Nice video of Buzz giving a pest that which he so richly deserved.