Conspiracy theorists about one optic are likely to believe in other conspiracy theories as well. Idea clusters as meta-cults.
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Replying to @CurlOfGradient
@CurlOfGradient I think this is a function of the cognitive tendency to believe them. cf@slatestarcodex, here: http://lesswrong.com/lw/e25/bayes_for_schizophrenics_reasoning_in_delusional/ …1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @MakerOfDecision
@CurlOfGradient@slatestarcodex Oh, even better as a source; http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2015/05/05/conspiracy-theory-as-a-personality-disorder/ …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MakerOfDecision
@MakerOfDecision@slatestarcodex GDI I need to stop tweeting on my phone. I make so many more spelling/autocorrect errors.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@MakerOfDecision @slatestarcodex I was thinking in terms of contrarian clusters but calling them meta-cults since it sounds more hilarious.
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