14-Mar-11, 03:15 #1
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Posted 14-Mar-11, 03:15
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jessthehuman
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I know your reading probably ain't great, so I've quoted a bit for you. But here's an interesting article for you.http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-pe... Why do people believe in highly improbable conspiracies? In previous columns I have provided partial answers, citing patternicity (the tendency to find meaningful patterns in random noise) and agenticity (the bent to believe the world is controlled by invisible intentional agents). Conspiracy theories connect the dots of random events into meaningful patterns and then infuse those patterns with intentional agency. Add to those propensities the confirmation bias (which seeks and finds confirmatory evidence for what we already believe) and the hindsight bias (which tailors after-the-fact explanations to what we already know happened), and we have the foundation for conspiratorial cognition.
14-Mar-11, 05:10 #2
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Posted 14-Mar-11, 05:10
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Arithmajik
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Better watch out for Communist Gangster Computer Gods. I hear they implant Frankenstein neck bolts and control your very thoughts and actions.
14-Mar-11, 06:29 #3
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shokaku
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Posted by jessthehuman :Why do people believe in highly improbable conspiracies?
14-Mar-11, 07:23 #4
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Posted 14-Mar-11, 07:23
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magatt966
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shokaku :
Posted by jessthehuman :Why do people believe in highly improbable conspiracies?
Cause they want to. Seems to make life easier for some people. No need th think about things, cause THEY controll anything anyway.
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14-Mar-11, 10:54 #5
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IslandJack
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I think I know which rigtard(s) you are referring to...
14-Mar-11, 11:45 #6
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timborep
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Did you know Mr. T killed tupac over a bag of cheetos, that Bush Sr, and Bill Clinton ate while sniffing yayo. Its true look it up dare you
14-Mar-11, 12:52 #7
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schmoyster
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