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Conspiracy Theorist... Hey You!

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  Thanks to Dr Bill Sukala who says this so eloquently  Its2sciency is re- posting it from his science blog here https://drbillsukala.com/open-break-up-letter-to-conspiracy-theorists/  Lets start with the the Dunning-Kruger Effect & other science you did not bother to learn  Conspiracy Theorist... Hey You! Conspiracy Theorist  Spinner of tales. Conspiracy Theorist. In terms of cognitive processes, they found that: “… people with stronger conspiracy beliefs are more likely to overestimate the likelihood of co-occurring events, to attribute intentionality where it is unlikely to exist, and to have lower levels of analytic thinking.” Lantian et al. (2017) Yes I am calling you out.  Direct quoting starts here- Its 2 sciency did the preamble  ..."It’s over. There. I said it. It’s not me. It’s you. And I mean, it’s REALLY YOU. I wanted to do this face-to-face but there are just SOOO m...