248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
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Why do people accept ideas that are contradicted by science or logic? In Implausible Beliefs , Allan Mazur offers a comparative look at the nature of irrational belief systems, their social roots, and their cultural and political impact. He begins by providing standards for judging beliefs implausible and assessing the impact of such belief systems onpolitics and social policy in the US. Mazur... Read more
1: Implausible Beliefs; 1: Why Are We So Gullible?; 2: Implausible Beliefs; 3: Scientifically Implausible Beliefs in the U.S.; 2: Is the Bible Inerrant?; Introduction to Part 2; 4: Creation; 5: Eden to Babel; 6: Patriarchs; 7: Exodus; 8: Who Wrote the Torah?; 9: Archaeological Evidence; 3: Secular Implausibilities; Introduction to Part 3; UFOs and Alien Abduction; 11: Astrology; 4: Why Do We Believe These Things?; 12: Social Influence; 13: Personality; 14: Sincerely Irrational Convictions
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Allan Mazur
