Cosmic Queries – Why do we believe conspiracy theories? with Michael Shermer
StarTalk Radio
The Mother of All Conspiracy Theories
After JFK was released, the percentage of people that suspected the government or somebody was involved besides Lee Harvey Oswald went way up. There's a whole industry of books and films about it. World War I began in a bit of a, had some conspiracy roots to it. Even Roosevelt was accused of letting Pearl Harbor be bombed or making it happen on purpose.
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