Why People Believe Weird Things - by Michael Shermer (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>With this no-holds-barred assault on popular myths and prejudices, a science historian debunks psychobabble and extraordinary, nonsensical claims. 25 illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>This sparkling book romps over the range of science and anti-science. --Jared Diamond, author of <i>Guns, Germs, and Steel </i></b> <p/><b>Revised and Expanded Edition.</b> <p/>In 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, <i>Why People Believe Weird Things</i> 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 <i>Smart</i> 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. <p/>Shermer, 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. <i>Why People Believe Strange Things</i> is an eye-opening resource for the most gullible among us and those who want to protect them.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"This sparkling book romps over the range of science and anti-science." --Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel <p/>"Splendid." --<i>Vanity Fair</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Michael Shermer</b> is the author of <i>The Believing Brain</i>, <i>Why People Believe Weird Things</i>, <i>The Science of Good and Evil</i>, <i>The Mind Of The Market</i>, <i>Why Darwin Matters</i>, <i>Science Friction</i>, <i>How We Believe</i> and other books on the evolution of human beliefs and behavior. He is the founding publisher of <i>Skeptic</i> magazine, the editor of Skeptic.com, a monthly columnist for <i>Scientific American</i>, and an adjunct professor at Claremont Graduate University. He lives in Southern California.</p>
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