Half Of Americans Believe In Medical Conspiracy Theories

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28. This sums up my beliefs perfectly (expressed far more eloquently than I did)

Many believe in medical conspiracies, for instance, because the conspiracy is often far easier to believe than the complexities of the medical process itself. Many people tend to shut down during a meeting with their doctor where they receive news about their medical condition. Generally, they hear the scary word – cancer, or multiple sclerosis, or melanoma, or whatever the case may be – and then everything following that becomes a blur. That is the human brain protecting itself until there is an ability to appropriately process the information – the psychology behind that mechanism is self-preservation. The conspiracy theory that they may hear regarding their medical condition seems more reasonable than the complicated medical information they may receive about their condition.
Read more at http://guardianlv.com/2014/03/psychology-behind-conspiracy-theories/#DdJbrhYFr7Cq6h1P.

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