Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Med Health Care Philos. 2020 Sep;23(3):505-518. doi: 10.1007/s11019-020-09951-6.
Although recent trends in politics and media make it appear that conspiracy theories are on the rise, in fact they have always been present, probably because they are sustained by natural dispositions of the human brain. This is also the case with medical conspiracy theories. This article reviews some of the most notorious health-related conspiracy theories. It then approaches the reasons why people believe these theories, using concepts from cognitive science. On the basis of that knowledge, the article makes normative proposals for public health officials and health workers as a whole, to deal with conspiracy theories, in order to preserve some of the fundamental principles of medical ethics.
虽然近年来政治和媒体的趋势表明阴谋论有所抬头，但实际上它们一直存在，这可能是因为它们是人类大脑的自然倾向所支撑的。医疗阴谋论也是如此。本文回顾了一些最臭名昭著的与健康相关的阴谋论。然后，本文使用认知科学的概念，探讨了人们相信这些理论的原因。在此基础上，文章从规范的角度出发，为公共卫生官员和卫生工作者提出了一些建议，以应对阴谋论，从而维护一些医学伦理的基本原则。
