From Neuroscience News, 9/7/23:
Summary: Researchers explored the link between the belief that truth is relative and susceptibility to conspiracy theories. Two studies, involving Swedes and Brits, evaluated participants’ perspectives on truth and their responses to conspiracy theories and nonsensical sentences.
Results revealed that those believing truth to be subjective were more inclined towards conspiracy beliefs and resisting contradictory facts. This subjective truth approach paradoxically tied with dogmatism.
Key Facts:
- A strong correlation was found between truth subjectivism and the acceptance of conspiracy theories.
- Those who saw truth as subjective often disregarded factual contradictions and found meaning in nonsense sentences.
- Surprisingly, the belief in subjective truth was linked with dogmatism, suggesting these individuals often reject others’ truths.
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