Study Says Conspiracy Theorists more sane than Conventional Thinkers

[Ludicrus]

Ah, finally!


Someone sees that we are indeed geniuses! That our brains work better than those that believe all of the lies that the MSM tells us.

Are Conspiracy Theorists Really The Sane Ones?
University study shows that they are more well-grounded than others

Are conspiracy theorists really the sane ones?

 

[MrLuther]

Not really sure if this post is an attempt at sarcasm that went completely over my head, or if you're actually serious....

In any case: This is kinda like basing a claim that "white people ARE superior to blacks!" on an article from the homepage of the KKK...

 

[Ludicrus]

Not really sure if this post is an attempt at sarcasm that went completely over my head, or if you're actually serious....

In any case: This is kinda like basing a claim that "white people ARE superior to blacks!" on an article from the homepage of the KKK...

You didn't even read the article so kindly go back and read it and then talk to me!

 

[Dusky Mouse]

Oh, great! Now you've gone and put those who are fond of attaching tin foil hats to non-conformists out of business. And during a government shutdown at that!

University of Buffalo professor Steven Hoffman agrees.
He says conventional thinkers and those who reject possibilities labeled as conspiracy are simply prey to “confirmation bias,” similar to Festinger’s cognitive dissonance. They actively seek out only information that confirms their prior conventional beliefs.
The label of “conspiracy theorist,” according to Hoffman, aids in an irrational mechanism of labeling to avoid having to integrate contrary information that might cause mental or emotional tension for the weaker mind. That would explain the anger and hostility at those who present other theories that don’t integrate well.
Psychology professors aren’t alone in their theory about theories.
Communication professors at Boise State University presented a peer-reviewed piece called “Dangerous Machinery: ‘Conspiracy Theorist’ as a Transpersonal Strategy of Exclusion.”
They said that simply by calling someone a conspiracy theorist, it doesn’t matter whether you have “actually claimed … a conspiracy exists, or whether you have simply raised an issue” that someone would rather not discuss at all. By labeling people with ideas different from convention, they “strategically exclude” dissent and new ideas from public consumption.

Ah, finally!


Someone sees that we are indeed geniuses! That our brains work better than those that believe all of the lies that the MSM tells us.

Are Conspiracy Theorists Really The Sane Ones?
University study shows that they are more well-grounded than others

Are conspiracy theorists really the sane ones?

 

[Ludicrus]

Yeah, but hey maybe ya'll need to find a part time job that pays better.

 

[Dusky Mouse]

Yeah, but hey maybe ya'll need to find a part time job that pays better.

No, those predisposed to tin foil hat making and conspiracy theorist name calling are all volunteers.

 

[bushinoki]

It feels so good to be vindicated like that. Now I need to go make another tin-foil hat

 

[Armoured]

Um, point of syntax... I don't think it is possible to be "more sane", than others. Sanity is a quantified state. Its like death, or pregnancy. You either are, or you aren't. Saying you are "more sane" than someone is like claiming to be "more pregnant", or "more dead".

 

[Zanting]

Um, point of syntax... I don't think it is possible to be "more sane", than others. Sanity is a quantified state. Its like death, or pregnancy. You either are, or you aren't. Saying you are "more sane" than someone is like claiming to be "more pregnant", or "more dead".

Um no...

sane
adjective, san·er, san·est.
1.
free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
2.
having or showing reason, sound judgment, or good sense: sane advice.
3.
sound; healthy.

 

[Yarddog]

Ah, finally!


Someone sees that we are indeed geniuses! That our brains work better than those that believe all of the lies that the MSM tells us.

Are Conspiracy Theorists Really The Sane Ones?
University study shows that they are more well-grounded than others

I didn't see anything in the article which provided any proof that CT's are more sane than anyone else. The article uses conjecture more than anything and assumes "that people who believe strongly in something are greatly offended when proven wrong, causing emotional stress that and in some cases can threaten self-image" refers to non-Conspiracy Theorists(CT's), when it can apply to CT's just as equally.

The article also says:

"Conventional commenters in social media seemed more reactive and became more hostile and fanatically attached to their conventional beliefs.
Additionally, they were less tolerant of dissenting ideas, illustrating an inability to discuss ideas and remain civil. Further, their research indicated that those who believe in the possibility of a conspiracy are quick to admit that they are not completely sure and don’t have all the answers regarding what is, after all, a theory."

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This is what I have experienced from CT's. Most want to lash out at those who want proof and digress into name calling or other hostile remarks when their theories are shown to be wrong.

I have also interacted with few CT's who apply to this from the article:
"Further, their research indicated that those who believe in the possibility of a conspiracy are quick to admit that they are not completely sure and don’t have all the answers regarding what is, after all, a theory."

It would be pleasant to chat with a CT who understood that it was just a theory and they had little to no evidence to support that theory.

that people who believe strongly in something are greatly offended when proven wrong, causing emotional stress that and in some cases can threaten self-image.
​

 

[Dusky Mouse]

It feels so good to be vindicated like that. Now I need to go make another tin-foil hat

I'd think the tinfoil hats would now be more the fashion for the conformists and those prone to confirmation bias, after reading the article. This way those types can perch the hat on and repel any chance of new ideas entering their noggin.

"I live in my own little world. But it's OK because they know me here."


I wonder if a tinfoil hat would sell on eBay if someone were to market it with a sellers description that was keenly worded to support this article? With the link to the article attached.

 

[XilluminatiX]

Enough with the Tinfoil hat jokes...it's played out.

 

[Psalm 91]

Ah, finally!


Someone sees that we are indeed geniuses! That our brains work better than those that believe all of the lies that the MSM tells us.

Are Conspiracy Theorists Really The Sane Ones?
University study shows that they are more well-grounded than others

Are conspiracy theorists really the sane ones?

Yay!! That article is so comforting after all of those years of fighting between conventional thinking and the truth. The road to truth has been very painful. As a Christian, I didn't have so much conflict going on and just lived the Christian life, getting involved in Church and speaking Evangelicaleze, going to Bible studies, life was good. But when someone puts doubt in your mind, or challenges you to think beyond the "box" and for yourself, it's painful. A lot of back and forth between conforming and questioning, not God, but things happening in my country. When you already know that the murder of a president was a conspiracy, what makes you continue to think your government is always right or that your leaders care about you? If that were true, they wouldn't have killed a president who was beloved by the people. Then you start reading books to try to find out the truth and though it is painful and miserable, you can never go back. You know who the real leaders are and that any president who doesn't follow their orders will be eliminated or "neutralized" as was Reagan. It's very depressing knowing that a conservative will never be elected president again, unless there is some reason for delaying the agenda of the puppetmasters. Many in government are members of the CFR. Sad. We'll never go back to being a God-fearing country. But it is so much better than swallowing and digesting lies.

 

[Dusky Mouse]

Enough with the Tinfoil hat jokes...it's played out.

Universal soldiers would probably agree with you. But we don't worry about that. We likey tin foil. When not on d-head its wrapped around d-corn on the cob and BBQ'DDDDDDDDDDD. (It's the only way to phone ET once the heat gets hot enough and the frequency accelerator inside peaks to signal Jupiter. Seriously! No, really!)

 

[Psalm 91]

I didn't see anything in the article which provided any proof that CT's are more sane than anyone else. The article uses conjecture more than anything and assumes "that people who believe strongly in something are greatly offended when proven wrong, causing emotional stress that and in some cases can threaten self-image" refers to non-Conspiracy Theorists(CT's), when it can apply to CT's just as equally.

The article also says:​

"Conventional commenters in social media seemed more reactive and became more hostile and fanatically attached to their conventional beliefs.
Additionally, they were less tolerant of dissenting ideas, illustrating an inability to discuss ideas and remain civil. Further, their research indicated that those who believe in the possibility of a conspiracy are quick to admit that they are not completely sure and don’t have all the answers regarding what is, after all, a theory."​

This is what I have experienced from CT's. Most want to lash out at those who want proof and digress into name calling or other hostile remarks when their theories are shown to be wrong.

I have also interacted with few CT's who apply to this from the article:
"Further, their research indicated that those who believe in the possibility of a conspiracy are quick to admit that they are not completely sure and don’t have all the answers regarding what is, after all, a theory."

It would be pleasant to chat with a CT who understood that it was just a theory and they had little to no evidence to support that theory.

that people who believe strongly in something are greatly offended when proven wrong, causing emotional stress that and in some cases can threaten self-image.​

That's not what the article said. People who believe in CTs really have no problem if they're wrong. It doesn't destroy our self esteem.

Ha Ha, the reason why you experience people lashing out at you is because you have this unfailing loyalty to Obama and refuse to accept the truth of who he really is. Well, he's lucky to have you but very undeserving.

 

[miamited]

Hi all,

Yes, it has now been proven that even a broken 12 hour clock is right twice a day. In every 1,440 minutes that make up a day a broken clock is right for 2 of them. I'm willing to give conspiracy theorists that allowance of credibility. However, when we get down to the really nitty gritty of time keeping and throw in the second hand, now that same clock is only right 2 times out of a possible 86,400 times at telling the truth of what time it is. I'm more than willing to allow that conspiracy theorists might be right 2 times out of 86,400 such theories.

God bless.
In Christ, Ted

 

[Armoured]

That's not what the article said. People who believe in CTs really have no problem if they're wrong. It doesn't destroy our self esteem.

Ha Ha, the reason why you experience people lashing out at you is because you have this unfailing loyalty to Obama and refuse to accept the truth of who he really is. Well, he's lucky to have you but very undeserving.

In my experience, CT believers tend to react poorly to any criticisms, whether one likes Obama or not.

 

[Yarddog]

That's not what the article said.

The quotes were directly out of the article so, yes, that is what the article said.

People who believe in CTs really have no problem if they're wrong. It doesn't destroy our self esteem.

That is what the article says but it offers no facts to back that assumption up. It has been my experience on this forum and a few others, that CT's don't take it lightly when someone disagrees with their assumption and very few admit that it is "only" a theory.

Ha Ha, the reason why you experience people lashing out at you is because you have this unfailing loyalty to Obama and refuse to accept the truth of who he really is.

Ha,ha. You don't read the things which I have written very well. I have written that I don't think that he is a very strong President and that like most politicians, he will tell people what they want to hear.

My support for Obama comes from the lack of quality leaders from the right. Lately, right wing politicians suck up to the far right faction of the political spectrum. They have abandoned their positions and adopted whatever big money corruption tells them to take.

Well, he's lucky to have you but very undeserving.

Ahhh, thanks.

 

[Dusky Mouse]

In my experience, CT believers tend to react poorly to any criticisms, whether one likes Obama or not.

Possibly because those that would rather remain thinking inside a box tend to criticize people who think outside the box and very often do so with such venom,sarcasm, disrespect and varying levels of contempt, so as to reiterate what the article describes about that method as that caustic critics transpersonal strategy of exclusion.

They're not ready to hear something outside of what they're only ready to accept as true, and so they villainize the messenger so as to ignore the message.

As we see happening in this thread.

 

[Ludicrus]

Um, point of syntax... I don't think it is possible to be "more sane", than others. Sanity is a quantified state. Its like death, or pregnancy. You either are, or you aren't. Saying you are "more sane" than someone is like claiming to be "more pregnant", or "more dead".

I guess you don't believe in zombies either?