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What is the Psychology Behind Why People Believe in Conspiracy Theories?

It is easy to ridicule conspiracy theorists for being delusional, but are there psychological reasons as to why they believe what they do? Learn about the existential, epistemic, and social desires of conspiracy theorists as well as ways to combat the radicalization of our society.
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