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Conspiracy theories : How belief is rooted in evolution – not ignorance

Klintman, Mikael LU orcid (2019) In The Conversation
Abstract
Being accepted by others matters more to us than being factually correct – and this is the key to tackling our post-truth society.
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Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper
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Knowledgee resistance, Fact resistance, Ignorance, Evolution, Anti-science
in
The Conversation
project
Knowledge Resistance: Understanding and Managing Avoidance of Insights from the Others
language
English
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yes
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f828d487-9438-46e7-baee-ae10941b137f
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https://theconversation.com/conspiracy-theories-how-belief-is-rooted-in-evolution-not-ignorance-128803
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2019-12-17 21:26:22
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2022-03-24 02:34:19
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  keywords     = {{Knowledgee resistance; Fact resistance; Ignorance; Evolution; Anti-science}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{12}},
  series       = {{The Conversation}},
  title        = {{Conspiracy theories : How belief is rooted in evolution – not ignorance}},
  url          = {{https://theconversation.com/conspiracy-theories-how-belief-is-rooted-in-evolution-not-ignorance-128803}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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