How do y'all feel about conspiracy theorists/conspiracy theories as a whole?http://www.refugees.bratfree.com/read.php?7,446671,446671#msg-446671Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:10:15 +0000 Phorum 5.2.20 http://www.refugees.bratfree.com/read.php?7,446671,446803#msg-446803 http://www.refugees.bratfree.com/read.php?7,446671,446803#msg-446803 mr. neptune The PatioSun, 06 Aug 2023 19:53:57 +0000 http://www.refugees.bratfree.com/read.php?7,446671,446676#msg-446676 http://www.refugees.bratfree.com/read.php?7,446671,446676#msg-446676
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-drawn-to-conspiracy-theories-share-a-cluster-of-psychological-features/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34851516/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-online-conspiracy-theories-led-to-this-mans-mental-health-crisis

https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/susceptibility-to-conspiracy-theories-and-fake-new

There is also evidence they have lack of critical thinking skills:

https://www.psypost.org/2021/07/new-study-indicates-conspiracy-theory-believers-have-less-developed-critical-thinking-ability-61347

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/acp.3790

There is also evidence for a lower cognitive level:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092656622000423

https://www.adamstaten.com/blog/2021/2/7/low-iq-and-conspiracy-theories-a-hand-in-glove-relationship

If you notice - none of these journals are "pop psychology."

Anecdotally - in my experience working in the ER, the patients who espouse them tend to be low achievers, lower income, on government benefits, and use alcohol, tobacco and recreational drugs. The other large group are ones that claim to be christian (bit there actions belie that.)]]> thom_c The PatioMon, 24 Jul 2023 06:21:12 +0000 http://www.refugees.bratfree.com/read.php?7,446671,446671#msg-446671 http://www.refugees.bratfree.com/read.php?7,446671,446671#msg-446671 antisprog The PatioSun, 23 Jul 2023 18:05:13 +0000