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Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories – experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs

  • Written by Eli Elster, Doctoral Candidate in Evolutionary Anthropology, University of California, Davis
Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories – experience can shape even extraordinary beliefsA belief in ghosts could be a way to explain a strange experience while asleep.'The Nightmare' by Johann Heinrich Füssli/Wikimedia Commons

On Feb. 22, 2020, “Mad” Mike Hughes towed a homemade rocket to the Mojave Desert and launched himself into the sky. His goal? To view the flatness of the Earth from space. This was his third...

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