Rationale Magazine
  • About Us
  • Articles
  • Categories
    • Business & Economics
    • Education
    • Ethics & Religion
    • Feature series
    • History
    • Law & Politics
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Philosophy & Psychology
    • Art, Humour & Poetry
    • Science & Health
  • Contact Us
  • Login
Rationale Magazine
Menu

Tag Archives: Conspiracy theories

29 May
Philosophy & Psychology

What gives you the right to an opinion?

  • 29/05/2025
  • By author-avatar Ian Robinson
  • 0 comments
Opinions loom large in the contemporary world. They inform people's behaviour. They lead to actions which seriously affect both individ...

Continue reading

15 Apr
Philosophy & Psychology

How paranormal beliefs help people cope in uncertain times

  • 15/04/2025
  • By author-avatar Neil Dagnall
  • 0 comments
Paranormal beliefs create a sense of control, predictability and comfort in uncertain times, according to academic studies. That...

Continue reading

13 Aug
Feature series, Science & Health

From my brush with breast cancer, I know the value of science – and the need to defend it – more than ever

  • 13/08/2024
  • By author-avatar Elizabeth Dangerfield
  • 0 comments
This article is part of our ‘Celebrate Science’ feature series to mark National Science Week, 10-18 August 2024.  Many people are no...

Continue reading

09 Apr
Philosophy & Psychology

The psychology behind irrational opinions

  • 09/04/2024
  • By author-avatar Manfred Kets de Vries
  • 0 comments
Most people, at one time or another, act foolishly. However, truly ignorant individuals exhibit a lack of introspection and stubbornly ...

Continue reading

26 Feb
Philosophy & Psychology

How to help people get out of misinformation rabbit holes

  • 02/03/2024
  • By author-avatar Emily Booth
  • 0 comments
As misinformation and radicalisation rise, it’s tempting to look for something to blame: the internet, social media personalities, sens...

Continue reading

20 Feb
Science & Health

How to inoculate against climate misinformation

  • 20/02/2024
  • By author-avatar Christian Turney
  • 0 comments
Last year, the world experienced the hottest day ever recorded, as we endured the first year where temperatures were 1.5°C warme...

Continue reading

03 Feb
Philosophy & Psychology

How thinking styles explain susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs

  • 03/02/2024
  • By author-avatar Darel Cookson
  • 0 comments
Over the last two decades, and in particular over the last five years, there has been a growing scientific interest in conspirac...

Continue reading

13 Oct
Law & Politics

Voice conspiracies follow the ‘fake news’ playbook

  • 13/10/2023
  • By author-avatar Micah Goldwater
  • 0 comments
Australians preparing to vote in the Indigenous Voice referendum are facing a barrage of conspiracy theories: baseless allega...

Continue reading

16 Mar
Philosophy & Psychology

The tyranny of story

  • 16/03/2023
  • By author-avatar Ian Robinson
  • 0 comments
Story was once a tool for understanding the world and for improving it. The hero or heroine always defeated the monsters. Today, sto...

Continue reading

17 Feb
Law & Politics

The spread of QAnon beyond the United States

  • 17/02/2023
  • By author-avatar Robert Dover
  • 0 comments
The name crops up all over the place, but many people have no real understanding of what QAnon is, or why an estimated 22 per cent o...

Continue reading

02 Nov
History

How Hitler conspiracies and other Holocaust disinformation undermine democratic institutions

  • 03/11/2022
  • By author-avatar Carson Phillips
  • 0 comments
Godwin’s Law posits that any online argument, if it continues long enough, will inevitably invoke a comparison to Hitler. Per...

Continue reading

28 Aug
Science & Health

Misinformation: The common thread between pandemics

  • 28/08/2022
  • By author-avatar Cristian Apetrei
  • 0 comments
Since health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 cases, misinformation has spread just as quickly as the virus. Social med...

Continue reading

  • 1
  • 2

Rationale Magazine is a publication of the Rationalist Society of Australia Inc.

The Society relies on subscribers, donors, and benefactors to continue our mission of defending the legacy of the Enlightenment and promoting a more rational, fair and ethical society.

About the RSA
Contact Us
Publishing Guidelines

PO Box 1312 Hawksburn, Victoria 3142, Australia
  E-mail: admin@rationalist.com.au

All Rights Reserved |Powered by This42
  • About Us
  • Articles
  • Categories
    • Business & Economics
    • Education
    • Ethics & Religion
    • Feature series
    • History
    • Law & Politics
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Philosophy & Psychology
    • Art, Humour & Poetry
    • Science & Health
  • Contact Us
  • Login
Facebook X Email linkedin