Almost half of Lithuanians believe in conspiracy theories – study

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  1. Is there a primary cause to this? Conspiracy is prevalent in the US, but usually that’s because of lower levels of education. Lithuania has relatively high level of education as a percentage of population, so just curious what’s the culprit there?

  2. “Conspiracy theory” doesn’t mean “false” by default though, no? Even though the very concept is being ridiculed hard. Some of the conspiracy theories are very valid.

  3. so you want to tell me Kennedy was not killed by a cabal in the government for his anti war stance? also M.L.K. for trying to bridge the gap between racial tensions??

    some conspiracies are real

  4. > lack of trust in political institutions, the armed forces, and international organisations. A tendency to believe in supernatural phenomena – esotericism, astrology, or telepathy – also played a role. A third factor is a tendency to have a positive view of the Soviet era.

    Sorry, but this describes a _very_ specific mental state.

  5. Atsidaręs tyrimą* buvau maloniai nustebintas, kad pasirinktos konspiracijos iš tiesų gana kreizi. Kažkada žvilgtelėjau į vieną amerikietišką tyrimą, tai ten jau norėjosi prisukt konspiracijų apie psichologiją kaip karo mašinos propagandos ranką.

    Vis dėlto, įdomu koks buvo cutoffas “tikėjimui konspiracijomis” (iš kurio “as many as 40%” ištrauktas) – jeigu bent viename atsakei 4/5? Bent viename 2/5? Tyrimo straipsnyje nemini jokių procentų, tiesiog koreliuoja dalykus.

    *[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366671807_Reliance_on_Conspiracy_Theories_Among_Lithuanian_Population](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366671807_Reliance_on_Conspiracy_Theories_Among_Lithuanian_Population)

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