The Harm of Believers in Conspiracy Theories

I first ran into conspiracy theories in seminary. I had like, you know, a three page book proposal on writing about conspiracies. And eventually I just said it's not worth it. It's too much of an uphill battle. Anything you say you're only talking to the masses. But yeah, I think the harm can be,. well, look, I mean, we talked about or I talked about is our upbringing and kind of how we're formed and shaped over the years influences how we view conspiracy theories.