Why People Believe Weird Things

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book non-fiction book popular science book

Why People Believe Weird Things is a popular science book by Michael Shermer that explores the psychological and sociological reasons people accept pseudoscience, superstition, and irrational beliefs.

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Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time 1

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instanceOf book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
popular science book ⓘ
advocates rational thinking ⓘ
scientific method ⓘ
Skeptical Inquirer ⓘ
surface form: skeptical inquiry
author Michael Shermer ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticizes Holocaust denial ⓘ
New Age beliefs ⓘ
UFO abductions claims ⓘ
astrology ⓘ
creationism ⓘ
describedAs accessible introduction to skeptical thinking ⓘ
explores agenticity ⓘ
confirmation bias ⓘ
patternicity ⓘ
psychological reasons for belief in pseudoscience ⓘ
role of cognitive biases in belief ⓘ
role of memory and perception errors ⓘ
social influences on belief ⓘ
sociological reasons for belief in pseudoscience ⓘ
genre popular science ⓘ
psychology ⓘ
skeptic literature ⓘ
hasEdition Why People Believe Weird Things self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
hasInfluenced modern skeptic movement ⓘ
hasPart chapters on historical denialism ⓘ
chapters on pseudoscience ⓘ
chapters on religion and belief ⓘ
hasSequel How We Believe ⓘ
Why Darwin Matters ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject belief formation ⓘ
cognitive biases ⓘ
critical thinking ⓘ
irrational beliefs ⓘ
pseudoscience ⓘ
scientific skepticism ⓘ
superstition ⓘ
notableFor analysis of why intelligent people hold irrational beliefs ⓘ
popularizing scientific skepticism ⓘ
publicationYear 1997 ⓘ
publisher W. H. Freeman and Company ⓘ
targetAudience general readers ⓘ
skeptics ⓘ
students of psychology and science ⓘ

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Shermer → notableWork → Why People Believe Weird Things ⓘ
subject surface form: Michael Shermer
Why People Believe Weird Things → hasEdition → Why People Believe Weird Things self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
How We Believe → relatedWork → Why People Believe Weird Things ⓘ
The Science of Good and Evil → relatedWork → Why People Believe Weird Things ⓘ