Masz wybór: better red than dead / better dead than red.

This bias is likely an evolutionary holdover because, of course, if someone really is “out to get us, knowing that would be beneficial,” Brotherton said. “It’s better to be safe than sorry.” In other words, it’s actually quite normal — perhaps even good for you — to be suspicious of official explanations of events.

Tanya Basu
„Everyone — Including You — Is a Conspiracy Theorist About Something”