Tornado Alley (PROG)

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Yep, the good ol' ever on war between good and evil. Magical thinking raises it's head so many conspiracy theorists tend to be relatively heavily into religion too. The "bowling alley" is a good metaphor. like train track thinking. Tweeting together too. Birds in a cage. And the endless explanation when one end point fails. Conspiracy theories tend to be open ended.

"Why is it so hard to deprogram Trumpian conspiracy theorists?"

To link a few.

How Conspiracy Theories Are Shaping the 2020 Election—and Shaking the Foundation of American Democracy
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"When asked where they found their information, almost all these voters were cryptic: “Go online,” one woman said. “Dig deep,” added another. They seemed to share a collective disdain for the mainstream media–a skepticism that has only gotten stronger and deeper since 2016. The truth wasn’t reported, they said, and what was reported wasn’t true."
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They did deep, eh. A ditch. Never in a field. And that lack of trust. it's a devil.

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'Republic Of Lies' Explores The Fixation With Conspiracy Theories
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Merlan explains that today's conspiracy thinking arises from (1) increasingly rigid class structure, leaving "many people locked into their circumstances ... desperate to find someone to blame," and (2) rising disenfranchisement, people feeling "shut out of systems of power." Conspiracy theories flourish in times of rapid social change, she says, "when we're reevaluating ourselves, and perhaps, facing uncomfortable questions in the process."
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Psychology and the Allure of Conspiracy Theories
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Certain emotions also push people toward conspiracy theories: anxiety, uncertainty, and a lack of control. “People turn to conspiracy theories as a coping mechanism, in a way,” Douglas says. “They kind of help people to deal with a problem that just seems too big.” A wildfire is a big problem, for example. Climate change is an even bigger one. And studies have shown that belief in conspiracy theories is linked to climate change denial.
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Yes, Conspiracy Theorists’ Brains Really Are Different
by Alia Hoyt Oct 30, 2017
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/conspiracy-theorists-brains-really-are-different.htm
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President Trump Promotes Book by ‘Wonderful’ Pastor Who Says Satan Founded the Catholic Church
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Why conspiracy theories aren’t harmless fun
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But the harmfulness of conspiracy theory arguably goes much deeper than this. It’s not just that conspiracy belief sometimes causes people to do terrible things. It’s that attachment to the conspiracy worldview violates important norms of trust and forbearance that are central to how we relate to each other and the wider world.
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Good one, linear thinking, confirmation bias wired in, seduces our lazy brains .. from yours which i had replied to ..
Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds .. bit ..
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The Gormans, too, argue that ways of thinking that now seem self-destructive must at some point have been adaptive. And they, too, dedicate many pages to confirmation bias, which, they claim, has a physiological component. They cite research suggesting that people experience genuine pleasure—a rush of dopamine—when processing information that supports their beliefs. “It feels good to ‘stick to our guns’ even if we are wrong,” they observe.
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