jhuffman comments on What causes people to believe in conspiracy theories? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: jhuffman 07 May 2011 12:38:27PM 1 point [-]

I see this less as blame deflection (since there is no official narrative to refute) and more of a frustrated pattern matching mechanism. The rise in autism rates is baffling and demands an explanation, and people who are close to the issue are going to seize on one just to protect their own psyche from relentless and fruitless questioning.