The Truth About Conspiracy Theories

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The Truth About Conspiracy Theories - Michael Shermer

Walk-Ins Welcome Episode #218

Bridget Phetasy

Feb 02, 2023

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Michael Shermer stops in to talk about his new book Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational . He and Bridget discuss trying to diffuse the pejorative nature of the word “conspiracy”, the difference between a hypothesis and a conspiracy, why a lot of conspiracy theories turn out to be true, the eroded trust in our institutions, and why we sti…

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