Tag: In the Mind of a Mormon Conspiracist

Painting depicting Jehovah and Lucifer standing before Elohim and addressing the heavenly hosts during the premortal grand council.
Conspiracism, Theology

In the (Quasi-Religious) Mind of a Mormon Conspiritualist

In the previous essays, we have summarized the research literature on the cognitive and behavioral correlates of conspiracy belief along three general categories—epistemic, existential, and social motives. In this essay, we will explore the functional similarities between religious and conspiracist discourse, using Mormonism as an ethnographic lens.