Book description
In this work synthesizing thirty years of research, psychologist, historian of science, and the world's best-known skeptic Michael Shermer upends the traditional thinking about how humans form beliefs about the world. Simply put, beliefs come first and explanations for beliefs follow. The brain, Shermer argues, is a belief engine. From…
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1 author picked The Believing Brain as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book really challenges what you think you know, and is based on solid science and research, not on what you thought you knew or what you've been told throughout your life.
The writing style gets a bit bogged down, but I imagine it's difficult to cover this type of subject matter in an entirely original and free-flowing fashion.
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