Extra: Why do we believe in conspiracy theories?

An extended Hat of Woo if you like, but for this podcast extra
episode we dip our hands back into the festering corners of
Paul’s hat to take a look at the root causes and the psychology
of belief in conspiracy theories.


Not why are they wrong but why do humans believe in conspiracy
theories at all?


Do we shoot ourselves in the foot through our educational
policies and methods of teaching?


Are we just hardwired to believe in falsehoods, whether more
elaborate or more simple than the truth?