We want to proportion causes and effects. So there's no conspiracy theories about Hinckley shooting Reagan because Reagan survived. If you ask subjects to roll a dice and try to get a low number, they kind of throw the dice gently. And if you want them to get a high number, they really throw the dice as if like that.
Why do rational people believe irrational things? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down media literacy, the psychology behind conspiracy theories, and how to combat our cognitive biases with author and science historian, Michael Shermer.
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