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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories


Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories

Why people who believe in one conspiracy are prone to believe others

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-people-believe-conspiracy-theoies&WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20120822 

  For those interested in a more anecdotal description of the problem, I recommend Jonathan Kay's highly readable and entertaining book, Among the Truthers -- A Journey Through America's Growing Conspiracist Underground.  See:

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