https://padlet.com/rafael_car/qml3g51xnu8sfkrw Why do so many people succumb to the many ideas of conspiracy theories, and how do they spread so fast? en-us 2022-12-13 17:17:56 UTC 2022-12-17 04:17:36 UTC hello@padlet.com rafael_car https://padlet.com/rafael_car/qml3g51xnu8sfkrw/wish/2419542311 This article discusses about conspiracy theories and why people believe them. They talk about how conspiracy theories can be looked at as proposed plots carried in secret, and it's usually a group of people that have a sinister goal. It seems that the people that start to believe in conspiracy theories increased overtime, and this is most likely due to the rise of social media. But they have also thrived in popularity in times of crisis. The article then goes on to explain that people have always believed in conspiracy theories, and that's just the way we were designed. They have always been lurking around since the beginning. These types of beliefs can be measured, and that people read a bunch of states about theories surrounding a certain event, in which they end up agreeing with those theories. As people get consumed by this info, you can find this information online, due to this result, people attitudes get stronger.]]> 2022-12-13 17:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rafael_car/qml3g51xnu8sfkrw/wish/2419542311 rafael_car https://padlet.com/rafael_car/qml3g51xnu8sfkrw/wish/2422106680 This video discovers the topic of conspiracy theories and why we believe them. The video starts of listing a few rumors such as an existing shadow government of elite leaders controlling the world, the government trying to interfere with tap water to manipulate the population into being obedient, and so on. What's most interesting about these ideas are the people behind the conspiracy theories, with the main question being what their motives are to come up with these conspiracies. The video brings up that conspiracy thinking falls on a continuum. People are more likely to believe in conspiracies if they hold strong individualist values about independence, while also feeling a lack of power in their daily lives. This topic then goes on to saying that conspiracies are easy to get caught up in, and that people need more closure on events. However, conspiracy theories, no matter how absurd they are, can't be proven wrong or right.]]> 2022-12-15 17:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rafael_car/qml3g51xnu8sfkrw/wish/2422106680 rafael_car https://padlet.com/rafael_car/qml3g51xnu8sfkrw/wish/2422110137 This article explains the reasons behind why people believe in conspiracy theories. One of the reasons why people fall to these ideas are that people are sometimes confused, or fail to understand certain events, to the point where they feel threatened. Then they try to make sense of these difficult situations by turning to conspiracy theories. Another reason is that conspiracy theories need to have certain areas that need to make it more believable or significant. It would also need to appeal to the right audience, and they would target a certain group for the situation. What matters most is the timing, so that more people will connect everything together. In addition to these reasonings, people have a need to feel that they are in control, meaning that the second a rumor comes at sight, it is in people's nature to defend it. This article concludes that no one is truly insusceptible to the many ideas of conspiracy theories.]]> 2022-12-15 17:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rafael_car/qml3g51xnu8sfkrw/wish/2422110137 rafael_car https://padlet.com/rafael_car/qml3g51xnu8sfkrw/wish/2422111004 These photos show popular conspiracy theories that many people still believe until today. One of the photos, such as the moon landing, had a lot claim that it was faked, and that the government made this up to beat the soviets in the space race. These individuals came to this conclusion pretty quickly because they saw what they believed to be "errors" in the photos that NASA released to the public. They probably didn't understand the physics or gravity science in space, which might be why they pointed out elements that looked a little off to them. Another photo in this gallery shows the 9/11 attack, in which there were many theories that came to the surface. Some groups of individuals believed that the U.S knew about the attack and didn't do anything about, or that 9/11 was an inside job. A lot of these theories were debunked, but still continue to thrive.]]> 2022-12-15 17:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rafael_car/qml3g51xnu8sfkrw/wish/2422111004 rafael_car https://padlet.com/rafael_car/qml3g51xnu8sfkrw/wish/2422743507 This video is about a news reporter discovering the topic of conspiracies. The video states a list of questions people have that many people have formed conspiracies about, such as the person who shot JFK, aliens in Area 51, Bigfoot's existence, and so on. The news reporter says that these types of conspiracies become very popular, showing that half of the United States population believe in at least one conspiracy theory. But clearly there are many individuals who don't fall for conspiracies. A professor at Indiana university states that conspiracy theories serve more than explanation behind strange events. He states that conspiracy theories allow people to see that everything is interconnected, also mentioning that the line between theory and delusion can be blurred, also stating that is might drain one's mental health. Conspiracies can also a a bad effect on American democracy, this relates to the situations that the 2020 election had. They conclude that more needs to be done by education to overcome conspiracies.]]> 2022-12-16 07:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rafael_car/qml3g51xnu8sfkrw/wish/2422743507