Quote (ThatAlex @ Jun 10 2016 11:10pm)

Check out this 2014 study titled the" Conspiracy Theories and the Paranoid Style(s) of Mass Opinion" published in the American Journal of Political Science.

Religous people were more likely to believe in conspiracy theories:

"...a propensity to attribute the source of unexplained or extraordinary events to unseen, intentional forces (Shermer 1997). In psychological studies, this tendency is often found in supernatural, paranormal, or religious beliefs (Boyer 2001; Norenzayan and Hansen 2006; Tobacyk and Milford 1983)."

and

"Not only does half of the American population agree with at least one conspiracy from a short list of conspiracy theories offered, but also large portions of the population exhibit a strong dispositional inclination toward believing that unseen, intentional forces exist and that history is driven by a Manichean struggle between good and evil, particularly in the high proportion of Americans who believe we are living in biblical “end times.”

The study doesn't suggest there is necessarily causal link between being relugous and believing in conspiracy theories but rather they are linked by a common way of thinking.

That's also not to say that every religous person believes in many conspiracy theories or that every conspriacy theorists is relgious. This is clearly and obviously not true.

Quote (Sakuraba @ 11 Jun 2016 03:36)

same with all french people

Quote (ThatAlex @ Jun 10 2016 10:10pm)

Check out this 2014 study titled the" Conspiracy Theories and the Paranoid Style(s) of Mass Opinion" published in the American Journal of Political Science.

Religous people were more likely to believe in conspiracy theories:

"...a propensity to attribute the source of unexplained or extraordinary events to unseen, intentional forces (Shermer 1997). In psychological studies, this tendency is often found in supernatural, paranormal, or religious beliefs (Boyer 2001; Norenzayan and Hansen 2006; Tobacyk and Milford 1983)."

and

"Not only does half of the American population agree with at least one conspiracy from a short list of conspiracy theories offered, but also large portions of the population exhibit a strong dispositional inclination toward believing that unseen, intentional forces exist and that history is driven by a Manichean struggle between good and evil, particularly in the high proportion of Americans who believe we are living in biblical “end times.”

The study doesn't suggest there is necessarily causal link between being relugous and believing in conspiracy theories but rather they are linked by a common way of thinking.

That's also not to say that every religous person believes in many conspiracy theories or that every conspriacy theorists is relgious. This is clearly and obviously not true.

Quote (IceMage @ Jun 10 2016 10:12pm)

For someone who thinks it's ridiculous to believe in a personal God, you are quick to accept certain theories. Maybe you should internalize your skepticism.

Quote (Thor123422 @ Jun 10 2016 11:15pm)

It's the same demographics that are more religious that are also more into conspiracy theories.

Quote (IceMage @ Jun 10 2016 10:37pm)

I wasn't attacking his claim, I was attacking the idea that he equates the validity of religion with the validity of conspiracy theories.

Quote (Thor123422 @ Jun 10 2016 11:38pm)

He wasn't though

Quote (ThatAlex @ Jun 10 2016 08:47pm)

What percentage of people who believe in a lot of conspiracy theories are also religous? It's probably more than the general population.

I feel like believing in one ridiculous thing increases the likelihood of believing in other ridiculous things.