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Conspiracy Expert: How to Spot a True Conspiracy Theory - Michael Shermer

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The Role of Education in Conspiracy Theories

There's no one group that's more paranoid than the other. There are individual variations in how say openness, high and openness to experience means you're open to new ideas. Education attenuates conspiracism somewhat. About 20% of people with postgraduate degrees embrace conspiracy theories. A lot of them tells us, okay, there's something else going on here.

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