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doommaggot  ·  4130 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Conspiracy theories: the science behind belief in secret plots

Human's aren't as rational as we like to believe we are. We also are hugely disposed to believing things said by people in a position of trust. Kids readily accept the tooth fairy, Santa, religious and political ideas and a whole bunch of other stuff from their parents.