Curious, if you only trust knowledge you gained first hand, how do you justify believing the conspiracy theories you find online if you also weren’t there, personally?
Or do you justify believe the outlandish stories because thinking you’re “in the know” makes you feel special?
Karen Douglas, PhD, discusses psychological research on how conspiracy theories start, why they persist, who is most likely to believe them and whether there is any way to combat them effectively.
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"You can't really argue with people who believe in conspiracy theories, because their beliefs aren't rational," says John Grohol.
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