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#538 - Andrew Bustamante - CIA Spy Explains Nukes, Wars & Double Agents

Modern Wisdom

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The Third Ingredient in a Conspiracy

There has to be an element of truth that's immediately followed by a lack of information. The human brain always wants to close every open loop of reasoning. So the third ingredient in a conspiracy has to be a series of potential explanations. And then we start to enforce the explanation that we believe explains the original kernel of truth. That's how a conspiracy is born.

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