Epstein Secrets

derogatory term used to suggest theories that subvert conventional wisdom. To those who doubted the commission's finding that a single gunman killed Kennedy, Earl Warren became, Mr. Brotherton's says, the "Figurehead in a vast cover-up. It is not easy to find an objective criterion that distinguishes the

mine a pre-adopted thesis. process evidence. He lucidly reviews studies showing common defects in the brain's wiring, what we expect to find," as Mr. Brotherton puts it. Relatedly, "biased assimilation" causes us to "interpret ambiguous events in light of what we already believe. Discussing Richard Hofstadter

For Mr. Brotherton, "conspiracy theories thrive in the mainstream." Until the controversy over the validity of Warren Commission's 1966 report on the Kennedy assassination, the phrase "conspiracy theory" had a more neutral meaning, suggesting a plausible yet unproven claim about multiple actors in a single

uding a fake Kubrick, was untrue. Why people believe in pseudo-conspiracies is the focus of Rob Brotherton's fascinating book "Suspicious Minds." Mr. Brotherton, an academic psychologist, advances the thesis that the belief in pseudo-conspiracies proceeds from the "quirks and foibles" in the way that the huma

or Mr. Brotherton, "conspiracy theories thrive in the mainstream." Until the controversy over the validity of Warren Commission's 1966 report on the Kennedy assassination, the phrase "conspiracy theory" had a more neutral meaning, suggesting a plausible yet unproven claim about multiple actors in a sing

ing a fake Kubrick, was untrue. Why people believe in pseudo-conspiracies is the focus of Rob Brotherton's fascinating book "Suspicious Minds." Mr. Brotherton, an academic psychologist, advances the thesis that the belief in pseudo-conspiracies proceeds from the "quirks and foibles" in the way that the hum