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The Bahnsen Conspiracy

The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

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The Narnian Wardrobe and the Drive for Conspiracy Theory

There's a thing deep in our nature that wants to ascribe agency to bad things. And I think that there is a sense of victimization that thrives in conspiracy theories and in fact creates the drive for conspiracy theory. People want the bad things in their lives to have more meaning, so if they can find the moreiards, that makes them Sherlock.

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