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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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2 editions- Paperback · English · 2012St. Martin's Griffin · 385 pages · 9781250008800
- Other · English · 2011Times Books · 385 pages · 9780805091250
Theory of KnowledgeBelief and doubtCognitive neuroscienceCognitive stylesReligionspsychologieGlaubeKnowledge, theory of