Trends in cognitive sciences
How experience shapes extraordinary beliefs.
Eli Stark-Elster, Manvir Singh
Published: 202510.1016/j.tics.2025.11.002
Abstract
The ubiquity of extraordinary beliefs across human societies, such as conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, and supernatural beliefs, is a long-standing puzzle in cognitive science. Prevailing accounts emphasize cognitive biases and social dynamics but…
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