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Conspiracy Theories: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational | Michael Shermer

Hidden Forces

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The Proportionality Bias

David Frum: I think politics is one giant cognitive dissonance. He says we want big effects to have big causes, like the Holocaust or 9-11. People who believe that Princess Diana was murdered are also more likely to say she faked her death, he says. "She's still alive somewhere with Dodie. Just like Tupac"

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