Cosmic Queries – Why do we believe conspiracy theories? with Michael Shermer
StarTalk Radio
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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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