Who believes conspiracies and why? | Michael Shermer

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Michael Shermer discusses rationality, skepticism and conspiracy theories.

Is it rational to believe what other people tell you?

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Nothing happens by accident, everything is connected, and there are no coincidences. That is the essence of conspiratorial thinking. Join world-famous sceptic, Michael Shermer, to explore why rational people can fall into irrational belief.

#michaelshermer #conspiracy #aliens

Michael Shermer is the founder of The Skeptics Society, the editor-in-chief of its magazine Skeptic, and a Presidential Fellow at Chapman University, where he teaches Skepticism 101.

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