Ive long been fascinated by the psychology behind those who easily fall into groups espousing conspiracy theories, like chemtrails etc. This piece on SLATE is excellent. I like the way they describe it: “the tendency to be overwhelmed by meaningful coincidences.” The piece is here: slate/articles/health_and_science/science/2014/09/apophenia_makes_unrelated_things_seem_connected_metaphors_paranormal_beliefs.html
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:29:57 +0000
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