Conspiracy theories are believed to be behind many situations, such as the Apollo moon landing being faked or the White House forcing Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to resign. These theories can be grouped into three categories: the desire for understanding and certainty, the perceived powerlessness in the face of real and imagined social forces, and the psychological traits of populism, Manicheanism, and support for political violence.
Belief in conspiracy theories is a mainstream phenomenon, not fringe, and is influenced by cognitive biases. The dark triad, propensity to share false information online, and non-partisan/ideological political traits contribute to this belief. Conspiracy theories pose risks to consumers, businesses, and society, and the present research investigates the role of scientific evidence in shaping these beliefs.
Psychologists have found that certain emotions make individuals more prone to believing conspiracy theories, such as the tendency for people to share false information online and support political violence. This belief can lead individuals to become disengaged from topics of social and political issues.
The study also explores the role of scientific evidence in shaping conspiracy theories, highlighting the potential dangers of baseless theories and the need for better understanding and verification of scientific evidence.
In conclusion, conspiracy theories are a significant part of our society, and their belief in them can lead to a lack of understanding and engagement with social and political issues.
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Yeah they pop up because people enjoy a good story, it’s like people around the world know more about the basics of religion than they do about the basics of physics and in that environment how will the right information win? You could sneakily start putting physics chapters in the Bible or the Quran so that in 500 years people think that it came from Jesus.