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Conspiracy Theories and how to talk to people who’ve become lost in them with debunker Mick West

Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

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I'm a Psychologist, and I've Had My Moment, Yes, So Do I.

Psychologist says we can experience a psychogenic contagon very easily. People need to understand this is normal behavior for us, he adds. He believes that people who believe in conspiracy theories do so because it makes them feel special. But really, everybody, to a degree, likes to feel special.

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