...leaving one to believe either the words of multiple reputable sources or intricate, open-ended and unfalsifiable conspiracy "theories" implying an impressively successful suppression of the truth throughout history. I'll give you, if you actually put much stock in the latter, there's really no use in trying to get an education at all. (Interesting train of thought, though...)
Hehe. Everything you've ever been told has been a conspiracy to make you believe you exist. Is it working?