{"id":484,"date":"2018-03-10T11:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T11:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/?p=484"},"modified":"2019-06-04T22:26:06","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T22:26:06","slug":"extra-why-do-we-believe-in-conspiracy-theories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/10\/extra-why-do-we-believe-in-conspiracy-theories\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra: Why do we believe in conspiracy theories?"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe style=\"display:block;\"  src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6350431\/height\/360\/theme\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/\" height=\"360\" width=\"100%\" placement=\"top\" theme=\"standard\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"podcast-class\" frameborder=\"0\" custom_color=\"75942D\"><\/iframe><br \/><br \/><br \/><a class=\"libsyn-download-link\" href =\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/awesomeastronomy\/2018--Awesome-Astronomy-Podcast_Extra--Why-Do-People-Believe-In-Conspiracy-Theories.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download Episode!<\/a><br \/>\n<p>An extended Hat of Woo if you like, but for this podcast extra episode we dip our hands back into the festering corners of Paul\u2019s hat to take a look at the root causes and the psychology of belief in conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not why are they wrong but why do humans believe in conspiracy theories at all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do we shoot ourselves in the foot through our educational policies and methods of teaching?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are we just hardwired to believe in falsehoods, whether more elaborate or more simple than the truth?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download Episode! 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