Do u blame the rise of endless conspiracy theories on the decline of religion?

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BlueVeins · 22-25

Not really, my most religious friends were the most conspiratorial in high school. But perhaps that's because the fall of Christianity is making them uneasy, and conspiracy theories are generally a psychological result of dread and uncertainty.

Human1000 · M

Good point. Many right wing conspiracy theorists would say they are Christian, but I wonder how religious they are,@BlueVeins

BlueVeins · 22-25

@Human1000 In my experience, they're genuinely very religious, but I realize that that's just anecdata and means very little in itself.

Human1000 · M

Not at all...good to know. Just seems like some correlation going on.
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BlueVeins · 22-25

@Human1000 Generally though, I'd blame the rise of conspiracy theories on the Internet and people having more choices in entertainment. I know this is kinda talked about to death, but the fact that people like Alex Jones can easily spread their bullshit for morons and crazy people to watch all around the world is definitely gonna increase conspiracy theories. I tend to think there's a correlation between religion and conspiracy theories, but that's probably not causation; I bet there's just a lot of overlap in the kinds of personalities who will buy into those kinds of ideologies that have no basis in observable reality.