Conspiracy Theories Why We Believe The Unbelievable

Conspiracy theories why we believe the unbelievable. Retrieved august 24 2020 from www. New research offers a theory. In a concentrated predawn burst the president posted or reposted 89 messages between 5 49. Okay so let s get this out of the way.

Camelot brought down by a curmudgeon. Why we believe the unbelievable mark oakes an amateur historian and jfk assassination conspiracy theorist poses with his display in dealey plaza in dallas texas. By peter baker washington. Perhaps this is why people on the losing side of the political process are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories.

Our government sometimes does shady things and gets caught like bringing nazi scientists into the u s. We attempt to reduce the dissonance by altering one of the ideas to be in accord with the other. There are people who believe the world or their country is run by by a secret society john f. Conspiracy theorist and radio host alex jones is famous for his unbelievable theories as well as public statements that many wouldn t agree with.

To balance the scale conspiracy elements are stacked onto the oswald side. After world war ii and lying about the presence of wmds in iraq pharmaceutical companies price gouge medications. It allows people to blame others when things go wrong rather than take a. It allows people to maintain a sense that they and their in group are good.

Perhaps this is why people on the losing side of the political process are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. President donald trump unleashed an especially intense barrage of twitter messages over the weekend embracing fringe conspiracy theories claiming that the coronavirus death toll has been exaggerated and that street protests are actually an organized coup d état against him. That doesn t feel right. People who believe in conspiracy theories can feel special in a positive sense because they may feel that they are more informed than others about important social and political events.

Why we all love a good conspiracy theory.