@NoBoDe re your 'white house' post - just proves that some 'crazies' will always find patterns, no matter where
this is from an article titled: Connecting the dots: Illusory pattern perception predicts belief in conspiracies and the supernatural by Jan-Willem van Prooijen, Karen M. Douglas and Clara De Inocencio,
the article connects the ability of humans to find patterns in all things, firstly useful, but an exaggeration of such as an indication that those people often hold conspiratorial views and are prone so superstitions (i.e.our societies are governed by shape-changing monsters - as Qanon followers do in the U.s.a.)
Conspiracy theories are commonly defined as the assumption that a group of people colludes together in secret to attain evil goals (e.g., Zonis & Joseph, 1994). While conspiracies can and do occur, and hence not all conspiracy theories are irrational (e.g., Watergate; The Iran-Contra-Affair), many conspiracy theories that citizens believe are unlikely in light of logic or scientific evidence, including theories that 9–11 was an inside job, that the pharmaceutical industry deliberately spreads diseases, or that climate change is a lie fabricated by scientists.
Supernatural beliefs are defined as beliefs that violate scientifically founded principles of nature, including superstition, belief in the paranormal, horoscopes, and telepathy (Lindeman & Aarnio, 2007). Such irrational beliefs are not necessarily harmless. Belief in conspiracy theories predicts maladaptive perceptions and behaviors such as withdrawal from politics, decreased civic virtue, hostility, and radicalization etc. etc.
