Great article. Thank you.
What do you think: is it more likely that a former godbeliever starts believing in conspiracy theories (because they need to replace one belief by another) or someone who grew up in a non-religious society (because they did not have to learn to question their beliefs)?
Oooh; good question!
I think it's the former, because that gives you a religious basis; I don't think that religion is completely evolutionary, even though I mentioned apophenia in the article.
So if you've been brought up in a religious household, (like I was) then you are much more likely to attribute meaning to random events; which as we know, is the core ability in conspiracy theory.
Cg