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Psychology In Seattle Podcast

The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories (2020 Rerun)

Psychology In Seattle Podcast

Kirk Honda

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2023

⏱️ 113 minutes

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[Rerun] What is the science behind believing in conspiracy theories? Is it a mental illness? Dr. Kirk and Humberto discuss the research.

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May 25, 2020

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0:00.0

So, Burdo, we've been getting a lot of requests to talk about conspiracy theories.

0:05.1

Why do you think that is, Burdo?

0:06.9

Well, I think that right now, because it's sort of a surreal time, right?

0:10.9

Like, we've read books, seen movies, but we've never experienced something like this.

0:15.7

And I'm talking about the virus, but of course, the whole situation surrounding our current

0:21.5

timeline is suspect, like, who's in charge, how they behave, just everything leading up to this

0:28.0

point. There's been so many events over the last couple of decades that are just really weird.

0:32.6

And now that we have so much media, it's just really easy for folks to start asking questions,

0:38.2

like, but wait, is this really what we think it is? And not to mention that historically,

0:43.0

people in power don't tell the truth. So, I think right now, everyone's like really looking around,

0:47.9

going like, wait, what is real? What's going on? Who's telling me the truth? And then that sparks

0:54.3

a lot of curiosity about what is real? What's not real? Who's conspiring? Who's pulling the strings?

1:01.8

Well, why do you think people believe in conspiracy theories to begin with, like, just not even today,

1:07.1

but just generally speaking? There have been so many weird things, like, who did kill JFK?

1:12.1

Like, what the heck happened there? And there's so many things that are removed from our common

1:16.1

experience, like, no one really sees around Earth in the physical reality. Most people don't.

1:23.3

No one sees the moon on the surface of the moon. And these videos look fake because they're

1:27.6

so old and black and white and blah, blah, blah. So I think that there's a lot of stuff where people

1:32.0

look at it and go, yeah, that doesn't add up with my normal day-to-day experiences. And I know

1:37.2

that people in power lie. And the whole world is a weird thing, anyways. So, yeah, like, I believe

1:44.3

in conspiracies. Well, that's what we're going to get into today. Why do people believe in conspiracy

1:50.9

theories? A lot of people have been asking me this question. Why would people believe that Bill

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