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Conspiracy Theories: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational | Michael Shermer

Hidden Forces

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Are Famous People More Likely to Be Assassinated in Prison?

Are people who are famous more likely to be murdered in prison? Jeffrey Dahmer was murdered in prison. John Hinckley wanted to impress Joni Foster by shooting the president. Would there be a cottage industry of who was behind Oswald trying to kill Kennedy and he failed? No, we know because of the counterfactuals.

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