Women seem to be disproportionately into stuff like astrology, crystal healing, being religious, etc. What are some examples of untrue/silly beliefs that are typically held by males?
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Exactly. There’s a really interesting analysis of the gender gap with respect to “new age” stuff vs conspiracy theories in
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Its because of the CIA.
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If you consider conspiracy to propogate white male patriarchy, a conspiracy theory, then you're probably right. Men usually go to government coverup
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Maybe it has an evolutionary function? To protect the tribe you need to gather intelligence and be wary of threats. But some men gather masses of pseudo-data and are completely paranoid. The Tribe can then determine a sensible position at some point between.
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