conspiracy. hearing this word is not foreign to us today. an era in which information technology is developing very rapidly. Researchers predict about 50% of people on earth at least believe in a conspiracy theory. Of course this is not a small amount. But why do people believe in this conspiracy theory? for example, the theory that the earth is flat and the first human to set foot on the moon is a lie. Although until now no one has been able to prove that the earth is flat or that the landing on the moon is just a hoax. let's discuss why many people believe in this conspiracy theory. .
Conspiracy theories are nothing new. Conspiracy theories have been around for decades. Neil Armstrong's landing is considered to be just a Nasa soap opera and the earth is round is just the biggest lie of science in history, even recently there was a conspiracy related to the corona virus which he said was deliberately developed to limit the human population on this earth. Of course all of this is a pro and con in the community. The question is why do people believe in conspiracy theories?
It turns out that conspiracy theory beliefs occur because of the habitual functioning of our brains. Humans form an adaptation of the mind called illusory pattern perception as an evolution of the way of thinking. This adaptation of thought involves our thinking in relating one random thing to another in order to relate it. this is strengthened by the scientist FRANK PLUMPTON RAMSEY who said "when dealing with random data, humans have a tendency to change one data with other data to form a pattern" if in analogy this is very similar to when we work on math problems or physics is a very difficult question and we don't know what to answer. when in that situation we suddenly get a pattern of answers from our answer paper.
can solve a problem without having to think hard. it also agrees with the opinion of a scientist named prof. PAUL WHELEN. which says that "the amygdala, the human brain will look for patterns when faced with situations that are chaotic or too difficult to understand". So it's clear that conspiracy theories use our lazy brains to think so we can believe that there are a handful of people who want to rule the world.
Then who are the people who easily believe in conspiracy theories? According to scientists, people in the middle and lower education circles are very easy to believe in the conspiracy theory, while among highly educated people see the conspiracy theory as just a joke.
but according to JOSEPH USCINSKI CONSPIRACY THEORY can be used as a political tool. According to him, conspiracy theories usually come along with elections and will continue to be announced after defeat. so it's not uncommon for someone to gossip about the elected leader through conspiracy theories after the election takes place
Another opinion was conveyed by Dr.MIKE WOOD, a psychologist from Manchester, that when people have fully controlled themselves when experiencing stress, conspiracy theories will make sense.
that was the explanation why the conspiracy theory can be trusted by many people even almost 50% on this earth. we should be able to determine what we believe, we can believe in the conspiracy theory or not, it is our choice. but it would be better if we want to know something, we have to look for it from a trusted source.