New Philosopher

Why smart people believe dumb things

ost of us would have met a conspiracy theorist. They’re typically breathless with ideas, over-confident in their hunches, and a touch paranoid. Conspiracy theorists base their theories mostly on anecdotes, or information passed on to them by a friend

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