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Why People Believe Weird Things - Michael Shermer

Description: ISBN 0805070893 / Genre: Politics / Society / Philosophy / Author: Michael Shermer, Stephen Jay Gould / Edition: Revised / Paperback / ... more

Why People Believe Weird Things - Michael Shermer ... 384 Pages / Book is published 2002-12 by Saint Martin's Press Inc.

Newest Review: ... creationism, the supernatural, alternative medicine, UFOs, conspiracy theories and holocaust denial. He carefully exposes ... more

... each with detailed scientific evidence and reasoning. Shermer does not shirk from anything. This includes taking down one of his heroes, Ayn Rand, and exposing her "rational" cult. As the title suggests this is an exploration of the whys of irrational belief. Unlike other sceptics he is not content to take the hugely generalized view that all believers are low on intelligence or education. He is quick to point out that smart people can believe weird things and their intelligence can matters much worse. He is ...more

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Why People Believe Weird Things - Michael Shermer: Scepticism 101 (193 words)
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Michael Shermer is my kind of sceptic. In this excellent collection of scholarly yet accessible essays, Shermer covers all the major threats to reason and logic creeping into our government and our education. This includes creationism, the supernatural, alternative medicine, UFOs, conspiracy theories and holocaust denial. He carefully exposes each with detailed scientific evidence and reasoning. Shermer does not shirk from anything. This includes taking down one of his heroes, Ayn Rand, and exposing her "rational" cult. As the title suggests this is an exploration of the whys of irrational belief. Unlike other sceptics he is not content to take the ... Read the complete review

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