July 23, 2025Jul 23 https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/conspiracy-theorists-think-their-views-are-mainstream/ Conspiracy theorists drastically overestimate how many people share their beliefs, according to a study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Researchers conducted eight studies involving over 4,000 US adults and found that while participants believed conspiracy claims just 12% of the time, believers thought they were in the majority 93% of the time. The study examined beliefs about claims such as the Apollo Moon landings being faked and Princess Diana's death not being an accident. In one example, 8% of participants believed the Sandy Hook shooting was a false flag operation, but that group estimated 61% of people agreed with them. "It might be one of the biggest false consensus effects that's been observed," said co-author Gordon Pennycook, a psychologist at Cornell University. The findings suggest overconfidence serves as a primary driver of conspiracy beliefs.
July 23, 2025Jul 23 31 minutes ago, Harrisfan said: Who cares what others think. No one really? But AN continues to exist.🤔
July 23, 2025Jul 23 7 minutes ago, VocalNeal said: No one really? But AN continues to exist.🤔 Arguments mostly. What can you learn from here?
July 23, 2025Jul 23 Author 23 minutes ago, Harrisfan said: Arguments mostly. What can you learn from here? You can learn that Conspiracy Theorists Don't Realize They're On the Fringe
July 23, 2025Jul 23 1 minute ago, gargamon said: You can learn that Conspiracy Theorists Don't Realize They're On the Fringe Never met one. Where are they?
July 23, 2025Jul 23 Author 1 minute ago, Harrisfan said: Never met one. Where are they? Looked in a mirror lately?
July 23, 2025Jul 23 Just now, gargamon said: Looked in a mirror lately? You must be one. It's your dumb topic.
July 23, 2025Jul 23 35 minutes ago, Harrisfan said: Arguments mostly. What can you learn from here? Only when people with real knowledge and/or experience answer.🧐
July 23, 2025Jul 23 2 hours ago, VocalNeal said: Only when people with real knowledge and/or experience answer.🧐 Yet to see much. There's only a few that even try.
July 23, 2025Jul 23 Conspiracy Theorists Don't Realize They're On the Fringe.....that is a conspiracy theory put out by people who don't like conspiracy theories....oh!...wait....how does that work?
July 23, 2025Jul 23 4 hours ago, gargamon said: https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/conspiracy-theorists-think-their-views-are-mainstream/ Conspiracy theorists drastically overestimate how many people share their beliefs, according to a study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Researchers conducted eight studies involving over 4,000 US adults and found that while participants believed conspiracy claims just 12% of the time, believers thought they were in the majority 93% of the time. The study examined beliefs about claims such as the Apollo Moon landings being faked and Princess Diana's death not being an accident. In one example, 8% of participants believed the Sandy Hook shooting was a false flag operation, but that group estimated 61% of people agreed with them. "It might be one of the biggest false consensus effects that's been observed," said co-author Gordon Pennycook, a psychologist at Cornell University. The findings suggest overconfidence serves as a primary driver of conspiracy beliefs. So who killed jfk?
August 1, 2025Aug 1 On 7/23/2025 at 6:07 AM, Harrisfan said: So who killed jfk? The CIA did obviously
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