Are Conspiracy Theories Harmless Fun or Dangerous?

LilyB said

Yeah, it’s like critical thinking gone sideways. Healthy skepticism is great, but once you start rejecting reality based on an unverified theory, it can affect your relationships, your decisions, even your safety.

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Also, the line between harmless and dangerous isn’t always obvious. A theory about aliens might be fun, but the same person could start believing in anti-science conspiracies without realizing it. Once your brain is wired to distrust everything, it snowballs.