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Scientists identify delusion-like cognitive biases that predict conspiracy theory belief

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People who believe in conspiracy theories may be more likely to exhibit specific cognitive biases also found in individuals with subclinical delusional thinking, according to a pair of new studies published in Applied Cognitive Psychology. The research found that cognitive…[Continue Reading...]

Study: Ultra-Orthodox only pay 4% of total national taxes, costing economy billions

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Despite constituting 14 percent of the working-age population, the ultra-Orthodox community generated only four percent of Israeli tax revenues in 2023, costing the government billions and adding thousands of shekels to the average non-Haredi worker’s annual tax burden, a study…[Continue Reading...]

How the Quest for Significance Fuels Conspiracy Beliefs

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Summary: A deep psychological need to feel significant drives much of human behavior, and can also lead people toward conspiracy theories and extremist beliefs. Drawing from decades of research and real-world examples, experts explain how feelings of insignificance, especially in…[Continue Reading...]

Ministries Not Filing a Form 990 Almost 200 ministries comprise this list, including some of the largest in the country.

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This second list for March from the MinistryWatch 1000 database features the 189 Christian ministries that do not file a Form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service. The groups are listed alphabetically, and some of the largest ministries in the…[Continue Reading...]

Experts warn that recent school shootings show growth in new radicalization pattern

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Two recent school shootings are highlighting what extremism researchers see as a growing — and poorly understood — trend among young people who embrace mass violence. The attacks, at high schools in Madison, Wis., and Nashville, Tenn., defy categories that…[Continue Reading...]

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