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Conspiracy Theories

The Infinite Monkey Cage

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The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories

People who are lower in critical and analytic thinkingend be more attracted to conspiracy theories. You studied by chemistry, do you feel that that did that give you studying science? Sometimes faith is greater than the things you see or you know, or that you have been taught. People don't feel very powerful. They want to kind of regain a sense of power. Conspiracy theories might make them feel that this is possible.

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