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1788: Spiritual Witnesses and Testimonies w/ LDS Discussions Ep. 43

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The Backfire Effect of Conflicting Evidence

The backfire effect, McRaney points out, is also the lifeblood of conspiracy theories. He cites Stephen Novella, who argues believers see contradictory evidence as part of the conspiracy. This helps explain such gobsmacking statistics as 40% of Americans don't believe the world is more than 6,000 years old.

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