{"product_id":"why-people-believe-weird-things-pseudoscience-superstition-and-other-confusions-of-our-time-michael-shermer-paperback","title":"Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time -- Michael Shermer, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis sparkling book romps over the range of science and anti-science. --Jared Diamond, author of \u003ci\u003eGuns, Germs, and Steel \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised and Expanded Edition.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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, \u003ci\u003eWhy People Believe Weird Things\u003c\/i\u003e debunks these nonsensical claims and explores the very human reasons people find otherworldly phenomena, conspiracy theories, and cults so appealing. In an entirely new chapter, Why \u003ci\u003eSmart\u003c\/i\u003e People Believe in Weird Things, Michael Shermer takes on science luminaries like physicist Frank Tippler and others, who hide their spiritual beliefs behind the trappings of science. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShermer, science historian and true crusader, also reveals the more dangerous side of such illogical thinking, including Holocaust denial, the recovered-memory movement, the satanic ritual abuse scare, and other modern crazes. \u003ci\u003eWhy People Believe Strange Things\u003c\/i\u003e is an eye-opening resource for the most gullible among us and those who want to protect them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Shermer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt McDougal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.29w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805070897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/30\/2008 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Shermer\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Believing Brain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy People Believe Weird Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mind Of The Market\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy Darwin Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScience Friction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow We Believe\u003c\/i\u003e and other books on the evolution of human beliefs and behavior. He is the founding publisher of \u003ci\u003eSkeptic\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the editor of Skeptic.com, a monthly columnist for \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, and an adjunct professor at Claremont Graduate University. He lives in Southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Shermer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45692121055460,"sku":"9780805070897","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780805070897.jpg?v=1780465486","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/why-people-believe-weird-things-pseudoscience-superstition-and-other-confusions-of-our-time-michael-shermer-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}