Why is there such a strong correlation between self proclaimed "skeptics" or "critical thinkers" and atheism, orthodox medicine, physicalism and opposing just about any type of conspiracy theory? I could reverse this question here. Actually the greatest scientists and inventors in history were criticised by the same orthodox status quo that exists today in the form of most self proclaimed "modern skeptics" who are really nothing more then obscurers trying to protect the status quo.
First of all not all of us psi supporters think in the way descibed in the OP. I'm a person that looks at many sides of an issue before coming to a conclusion. I do believe conspiracies are common, especially when it comes to corruption in our own government (mine being the U.S anyway) as Ron Paul so brilliantly points out. No I don't believe in every conspiracy theory hurled at me and I actually ridicule around 90% of them. I do believe some hold water like the JFK assassination and yes I've investigated this issue very thoroughly. I believe alien life is very likely outside of our own solar system but I don't believe there are UFO's inside of Area 51. These strange sightings by many who believe they are seeing UFO's are probally some very high tech aircraft the government has kept secret from us. I still believe it's possible that UFO's could visit earth but know I do not blindly believe everything I'm told. A true skeptic looks at both sides of a topic/issue before coming to a conclusion rather then assuming they know everything because it doesn't fit into their belief system. There is a such thing as a fundamentalist belief system as well as a fundamentalist disbelief system as well.
I don't put labels on myself. I investigate and then make a conclusion. If I'm still not sure after investigating something I don't assume I know the answer so I leave the issue at hand open for further investigation at a later date when time allows me to. In many cases of reading about reincarnation cases the Occam's Razor seems to go with side of reincarnation rather than the physicalists conclusions.