A large study published in the journal Political Psychology suggests that the link between conspiracy belief and religiosity is rooted in cognitive similarities between the two beliefs. The overall findings suggest that people with higher conspiracy belief also tend to be more religious, and this is likely driven by overlapping ideological and political worldviews.
Link - https://www.psypost.org/2022/04/peo...-this-may-be-due-to-ideological-overlap-63020 (does not link directly to the article)