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#538 - Andrew Bustamante - CIA Spy Explains Nukes, Wars & Double Agents
Modern Wisdom
The Vacuum in the Middle Sucks in Speculation
Psychologists have conducted experiments to shed light on why people lose or at least suspend rationality. When we feel uncertain when randomness intrudes upon our lives, we respond by reintroducing order in some other way. Superstitions and conspiracy theories speak to this need. It is not easy to accept that important events are shaped by random forces. For some, it makes more sense to believe we are threatened by the grand plans of maligned scientists than a silly little microbe.
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