Rationally Speaking #126 - Preston Bost on Crazy Beliefs, Sane Believers

Rationally Speaking Podcast - A podcast by New York City Skeptics

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Prof. of psychology Preston Bost joins M&J to discuss whether it can be rational to believe in conspiracy theories. What kinds of people latch onto them, and why? Also, possible evolutionary reasons for their appeal, and which beliefs are rational anyway?