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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This one seems right! I definitely have the impression that more women than men are into conspiracy theories. I wonder why that is.
Exactly. There’s a really interesting analysis of the gender gap with respect to “new age” stuff vs conspiracy theories in ’s “The Believing Brain.”
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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
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.