YouTube 'helps convince flat earth belief'
" 'Believing the Earth is flat is of itself is not necessarily harmful, but it comes packaged with a distrust in institutions and authority more generally,' she added.
The study involved interviews with 30 attendees at two conferences.
Questioning revealed YouTube had suggested the flat earth videos after attendees had watched other clips at home about conspiracy theories.
Some said they only watched the videos to criticise them but were won over by the arguments being advanced. The results from Prof Landrum's study were presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Science this weekend."
I find it strange that people are more interested in the distrust in authority and institutions than the belief.
" 'Believing the Earth is flat is of itself is not necessarily harmful, but it comes packaged with a distrust in institutions and authority more generally,' she added.
The study involved interviews with 30 attendees at two conferences.
Questioning revealed YouTube had suggested the flat earth videos after attendees had watched other clips at home about conspiracy theories.
Some said they only watched the videos to criticise them but were won over by the arguments being advanced. The results from Prof Landrum's study were presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Science this weekend."
I find it strange that people are more interested in the distrust in authority and institutions than the belief.