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=[[Cognitive Dissonance]]=
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If you don't know what [[Cognitive Dissonance|cognitive dissonance]] is, please read our article on the subject.  You might find that you are suffering from it!
Some followers of William Branham resort to conspiracy theories to explain that William Branham's prophecy is correct, believing instead that the moon landing was a hoax perpetrated by NASA, and that man never landed on the moon.   This is a result of [[Cognitive Dissonance|cognitive dissonance]], where an individual will look for excuses to ignore facts that highlight a real issue.
 
One of the results of [[Cognitive Dissonance|cognitive dissonance]] is that a person will look for any excuse to ignore the facts that are causing the frustration. As a result, intelligent people can settle for answers that are not reasonable, but that will allow them to ignore the real issue.
 
In this case, some followers of William Branham resort to conspiracy theories to explain that William Branham's prophecy is correct, pushing the bizarre notion that the moon landing was a hoax perpetrated by NASA, and that man never landed on the moon.