Why do we believe Conspiracy Theories, with Karen Douglas
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English - August 26, 2020 12:52 - 34 minutes - 32 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsSociety & Culture News Politics opinion civil discourse parlia polarization turi munthe debate psychology encyclopedia of opinion conversation democracy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Can we trust what we believe, with Miriam Schoenfield
“People are drawn to conspiracy theories to satisfy particular unmet psychological needs - epistemic, existential and social.”
Turi talks with Professor Karen Douglas of the University of Kent, to understand where conspiracy theories come from.
Karen has surveyed all the literature on conspiracy theory. She identifies three core drivers behind the instincts of conspiracy believers, in each instance attempting to satisfy a deep psychological need.
Listen to hear:
why narcissists make conspiracy believerswhy people with anxious attachment styles tend to conspiracy thinkingwhether conspiracy thinking is evenly split between Left and Righthow we’re all conspiracy theorists some of the timeAnd whether conspiracy theories do, in fact, alleviate the psychological needs of those you seek to believe themLearn all about the Parlia Podcast here.
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