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Thus, for some people, believing in apocalypse-like prophecies may help with this worry and anxiety by giving them something to focus on and a goal to strive toward, for religious prophecies this goal may involve positioning yourself to be one of the chosen ‘saved’ on the day the world ends, whereas for secular prophecies (such as Y2K) the goal may be focused on preparing to survive the potentially harsh conditions created by a catastrophic event.
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This involves searching out or only paying attention to information that supports a belief, for example, the confirmation bias may sustain people’s belief in an apocalyptic prophecy because they start to focus on events, information, et cetera that seem to corroborate the prophecy.
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However, one key factor that has been proposed is uncertainty; that is, believing in these types of prophecies may help give people a sense of certainty in an uncertain world.
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Having uncertainty about relatively minor aspects of our lives, such as which brand of pet food is the best to buy, is unlikely to causes us much worry in the grand scheme of things.
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They also then have multiple examples to share with people as to why others should also believe in the prophecy.
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In many situations heuristics work well by getting us to the correct answer quickly and efficiently, however, because they are rules of thumb (e.g., not like an algorithm/formula that produces a correct answer with certainty) they do not guarantee we will be right because they are open to biases.
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