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Why People Believe Weird Things
Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
Author: Michael Shermer; Read by the author
Why People Believe Weird Things
$10.99
About This Book
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UFO abductions, television psychics, creationism, Holocaust denial. Faced with the rapid changes and anxieties of modern life, many people are turning to the alluring comforts of pseudoscience and the occult. In Why People Believe Weird Things, Michael Shermer explores the very human reasons we find these otherworldly phenomena, conspiracy theories, and cults so appealing.
In this program, Shermer shows how the eternal search for meaning and spiritual fulfillment often results in our thinking being led astray by extraordinary claims and controversial ideas-particularly in the realms of superstition and the supernatural. A compelling portrait of our immense capacity for self-delusion, Why People Believe Weird Things celebrates the scientific spirit and the joy to be found in rationally exploring the world's greatest mysteries, even if many of the questions remain unanswered.
Imprint Publisher
Macmillan Audio
ISBN
9781593972929
In The News
“This sparkling book romps over the range of science and anti-science.” —Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel
“Splendid.” —Vanity Fair