Why do Conspiracy Theories Exist?

Dear visitor, Please support my work by donating at my Patreon page. I receive  ZERO  support for writing my articles. I have spent many hundreds of hours - possibly thousands - researching and writing articles to ensure public health, and to uphold good, honest, scientific progress in the field of health and well-being.  Thank You.  Yoda Knight https://www.patreon.com/yodaknight CASE STUDY: BBC’S CROWDSCIENCE PODCAST “WHY DO CONSPIRACY THEORIES EXIST”? Link to podcast:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cszv5z . This podcast can be divided into two parts: before the Big Tobacco segment and after the Big Tobacco segment. To the rational listener, the segment on Big Tobacco should have instilled the proof of principle that giant, nefarious, and extremely damaging conspiracies have existed in the past. It should also have instilled the knowledge of key precedents set by the Big Tobacco story — including the industry’s exploitation and weaponization of the ter...