We want to feel comfortable, not be right.

Why so many people believe conspiracy theories
By James Tilley
Professor of politics at the University of Oxford

"If it makes me feel good to think that Woodrow Wilson should have been able to prevent the shark attacks, then the psychological pay-off from holding those views is likely to be much greater than any penalty that I might suffer if the views are wrong."

In the end, we want to feel comfortable, not be right.

陰謀論というのは、あらゆる階層で信じる人はいる。自分の陰謀論が間違っていても政治に大きな影響があるわけでなし、悪者のせいにしていれば、気が晴れるので、陰謀論を保持するのだろう、と。