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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Shermer, Michael.     Subjects     Belief and doubt.     Knowledge, Theory of.     Cognitive neuroscience.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Shermer, Michael.       by title:      The believing brain ...         MARC Display

The believing brain : from ghosts and gods to politics and conspiracies--how we construct beliefs and reinforce them as truths / Michael Shermer. by Shermer, Michael. New York : Times Books, 2011. Subjects Belief and doubt.   Knowledge, Theory of.   Cognitive neuroscience. ISBN:  9780805091250 : 0805091254 Description:  xii, 385 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Edition:  1st ed. Contents:  Mr. D'Arpino's dilemma -- Dr. Collins's conversion -- A skeptic's journey -- Patternicity -- Agenticity -- The believing neuron -- Belief in the afterlife -- Belief in god -- Belief in aliens -- Belief in conspiracies -- Politics of belief -- Confirmations of belief -- Geographies of belief -- Cosmologies of belief -- Epilogue: the truth is out there. Requests:  0 Summary:  Shermer demonstrates how our brains selectively assess data in an attempt to confirm the conclusions (beliefs) we've already reached. Drawing on evolution, cognitive science, and neuroscience, he considers not only supernatural beliefs but political and economic ones as well.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 153.4 Sh Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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