What does this research mean for the field?

Epistemically suspect beliefs (ESB) are common irrational thought patterns that hinder well-being and are rooted in intuitive cognition, necessitating a reevaluation of their rationality. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This research aims to assess the current landscape of epistemically suspect belief (ESB) research and its implications.

March 12, 2026Open Access

Where ESB research stands today:

Key Points

This research aims to assess the current landscape of epistemically suspect belief (ESB) research and its implications.
Overview of trends in ESB research both domestically and internationally.
Analysis of relationships between different types of ESB and background factors.
Integration of findings from related fields like scientific education and religious beliefs.
Identified commonalities in ESB associated with intuitive cognition.
Discussed how ESBs impede well-being and understanding in science and politics.
Outlined potential future developments in the study of ESBs and their societal impacts.

Abstract

疑似科学への信奉や陰謀論などの実証的根拠を欠いた信念 (epistemically suspect belief; ESB) は，一般的には人を誤った結論に導く非合理的な思考とされることが多く，科学や政治に対する「素人的な無理解」はウェルビーイングの阻害要因として捉えられる。これらの信念は，努力を要しない直感的認知の産物であると言う点が共通しており，その合理性については近年再検討されつつある。そこで，本シンポジウムでは，まずこれらのESB 研究の内外の動向を整理するとともに，異なる ESB 間の相互の関係と関連する背景要因を網羅した調査研究の結果に基づいて，ESB 研究の現状を論じる。次に科学教育や宗教的信念など，ESB の理解に資する関連領域の知見を踏まえ，当研究領域の今後の展開のあり方を論ずる。これらの知見をもとに，ESB が今後の社会にもたらすであろうインパクトや，それへの対応のあり方を議論する。

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Majima et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

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