Michael Shermer History & Philosophy Books

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

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  • Posted:Sep-23-2009

  • "why people believe weird things", or stupid stuff people believe and how it is stupid
  • The book does a fine job rationally dissing and debunking fringe and/or unscientific beliefs like Holocaust denial (which gets a disproportionate chunk of the book), creationism, ghosts and witch...
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  • Posted:Aug-17-2009

  • Thought-provoking, but poorly titled
  • Though I don't usually highlight books, I kept a highlighter handy while reading this one, because it's full of excellent insights backed by impressively thorough research. Author and Skeptic...
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  • Posted:Jul-27-2009

  • Misleading Title led to a very "slow read"
  • I expected to read a fun book about why people believe weird things as that is the title. However, shame on me for not skimming the book more carefully in the book store.
    
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A new edition covering the latest scientific research on how the brain makes us believers or skepticsRecent polls... more

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  How We Believe: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God (second edition)

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  • Posted:Mar-02-2009

  • no problems with the order
  • The book was in good condition when it arrived and was delivered promptly. Haven't read it yet so can't say whether or not it is a good read.
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  • Posted:Jan-09-2008

  • Who guards the guardians?
  • There is an old question, "And who guards the guardians?" Or, "And who watches the watchers?" Sometimes when I read Shermer's work I think of a paraphrase of this: "And who is skeptical of the...
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  • Posted:Jan-19-2006

  • Personable, interesting, but sloppy and unpersuasive.
  • Having just finished two other books by skeptics (Sam Harris and Pascal Boyer) who want to explain and / or abolish religion, Shermer's easy style and cheerful approach were a welcome change of...
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This text explores what drives us to believe, to have faith, and to create and flock to religions the world over.... more

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  How We Believe: The Search for God in an Age of Science

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  • Posted:Mar-02-2009

  • no problems with the order
  • The book was in good condition when it arrived and was delivered promptly. Haven't read it yet so can't say whether or not it is a good read.
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  • Posted:Jan-08-2008

  • Who guards the guardians?
  • There is an old question, "And who guards the guardians?" Or, "And who watches the watchers?" Sometimes when I read Shermer's work I think of a paraphrase of this: "And who is skeptical of the...
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  • Posted:Jan-19-2006

  • Personable, interesting, but sloppy and unpersuasive.
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In The Borderlands of Science, Michael Shermer takes us to the place where real science, borderline science--and just... more

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  The Borderlands of Science: Where Sense Meets Nonsense

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  • Posted:Sep-12-2008

  • Marred by misspellings and grammar problems
  • I found Shermer's writing to be very interesting and the ideas both challenging and stimulating. However, as I read, I began to notice misspelled words and grammar problems, and by the time I...
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  • Posted:Jan-24-2008

  • Stop Reading Mike's Stupid Babble
  • Mike said, "Scientists don't consider that the absence of evidence is not evidence." - Penn and Teller B.S.
    
    Nuff said, ignore this fake wise man. He's like a contentious genie.
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  • Posted:May-20-2005

  • An excellent treaty on critical thinking
  • This is the second book on critical thinking I read by this author. The other was "Why People Believe Weird Things." They are both excellent. Michael Shermer is quite a polymath and original...
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UFO abductionstelevision psychicscreationismHolocaust denial. Faced with the rapid changes and anxieties of modern... more

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

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  • Posted:Oct-16-2009

  • Shermer Motto Is Just As Wierd
  • Shermer believes people think for themselves. Where is the self initiating force in the universe? Nowhere. We have a brain that interacts with the environment. We experience things and based on...
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  • Posted:Sep-23-2009

  • "why people believe weird things", or stupid stuff people believe and how it is stupid
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  • Posted:Aug-17-2009

  • Thought-provoking, but poorly titled
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As author of the bestselling Why People Believe Weird Things How We Believe, and Editor-in-Chief of Skeptic... more

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  The Borderlands of Science: Where Sense Meets Nonsense

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  • Posted:Sep-12-2008

  • Marred by misspellings and grammar problems
  • I found Shermer's writing to be very interesting and the ideas both challenging and stimulating. However, as I read, I began to notice misspelled words and grammar problems, and by the time I...
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  • Posted:Jan-24-2008

  • Stop Reading Mike's Stupid Babble
  • Mike said, "Scientists don't consider that the absence of evidence is not evidence." - Penn and Teller B.S.
    
    Nuff said, ignore this fake wise man. He's like a contentious genie.
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  • Posted:May-20-2005

  • An excellent treaty on critical thinking
  • This is the second book on critical thinking I read by this author. The other was "Why People Believe Weird Things." They are both excellent. Michael Shermer is quite a polymath and original...
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