Wes 🇵🇸 on Twitter: "@jonathanstea Teleological thinking is another one. If you believe that everything has a "purpose" or is agent-driven, then you are more likely to believe in conspiracies." / Twitter

Conspiracy mentality correlates with particular personality traits, including: - low levels of trust - an increased need for closure - feelings of powerlessness - low self-esteem - paranoid thinking - a need to feel unique

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Timothy Caulfield

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Oct 26

One conspiracy theory = all conspiracy theories. Belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories prospectively predicts greater conspiracist ideation journals.plos.org/plosone/articl "...highlights importance of fighting the spread of conspiracy theories." #ScienceUpFirst #DanielleSmithDarkAge

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Teleological thinking is another one. If you believe that everything has a "purpose" or is agent-driven, then you are more likely to believe in conspiracies.

11:16 PM · Oct 26, 2022Twitter for Android

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