Shermer, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 171.7 SHEShermer, Michael.
Summary: Shermer demonstrates how our brains selectively assess data in an attempt to confirm the conclusions (beliefs) we've already reached. Drawing on evolution, cognitive science, and neuroscience, he considers not only supernatural beliefs but political and economic ones as well.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.4 SHEShermer, Michael.
Summary: Publisher description: In this age of supposed scientific enlightenment, many people still believe in mind reading, past-life regression theory, New Age hokum, and alien abduction. A no-holds-barred assault on popular superstitions and prejudices, with more than 80,000 copies in print, Why People Believe Weird Things debunks these nonsensical claims and explores the very human reasons people...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.W.H. Freeman/Owl Book 2002