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Read about Search Operators for some powerful new tools. Edition: Rev. Subjects: Pseudoscience. What is behind the rise of 'scientific creationism' and Holocaust denial? In an age of supposed scientific enlightenment why do we appear more impressionable than ever?
Scientific historian, and director of the Skeptics Society, Michael Shermer debunks these extraordinary claims in a no-holds-barred assault on the popular superstitions and confused prejudices of our time. Exploring the very human reasons behind otherworldly phenomena, conspiracy theories and cults Shermer explains why are they are so appealing to so many. Confronting those who take advantage of the gullibility of other people to advance their own, self-serving agendas Why People Believe Weird Things is compelling and often disturbing.
It is a perceptive portrait of the human capacity for self-delusion and a celebration of the scientific spirit. Document Type: Article. Length: 8, words. Translate Article. Set Interface Language. Decrease font size.
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