Why people believe weird things pseudoscience, superstition, and other confusions of our time
The co-founder of "Skeptic" magazine explains why people are so willing to believe in mind reading, alien abductions, ghosts, and other manifestations of pseudoscience, and discusses how such wrong thinking can lead to very real danger.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
A.W.H. Freeman/Owl Book,
2002.
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| Edition: | Rev. and expanded. |
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