The Believing Brain, From Spiritual Faiths To Political Convictions - Michael Shermer

Title: The Believing Brain

Sub Title: From Spiritual Faiths To Political Convictions

Author: Michael Shermer

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited

Year: 2012

ISBN: 9781780335292

Summary: 'What makes a particular belief justified? Synthesizing thirty years of reserach, psychologist and science historian Michael Shermer upends the traditinal thinkiing about how we form the beliefs that define us. Simply put, beliefs come first and explanations for belief follow. Our brains find patterns in the world and infuse them with meaning until they become beliefs. From then on, we seeks out confirmatory evidence to support these beliefs, reinforcing them. Weaving through politics, religion, conspiracy theories and even the supernatural, Shermer shows how science is essentuial in justifying we are in what we believe.'--Back cover.

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