Why We Must Confront Conspiracy Theories | Amichai Greenberg | The Times of Israel
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Epstein-Israel conspiracy theories show how pattern-seeking brains manufacture sinister links from noise — and why leaving them unanswered lets them metastasize.
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Theory Briefing
- Fabricated links between Jeffrey Epstein and the Israeli state have fueled a resurgent wave of anti-Jewish conspiracy thinking.
- Conspiracy theories thrive on apophenia — the brain's tendency to find meaningful patterns even in random, unrelated events.
- The author argues that silence or dismissal only emboldens conspiratorial belief, making direct, evidence-based confrontation essential.