Attaining Belief

Beskrivning
How our beliefs originate and are shaped over time.
1
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
av Daniel C. Dennett
2,923 medlemmar
37 recensioner
3.8
2 Members
lbeaumont, aulsmith
2
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
av Jonathan Haidt
3,215 medlemmar
75 recensioner
4.1
Member
lbeaumont
Förklaringar
lbeaumont: Genetics cause conservatives to hold different values than liberals.
3
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
av Robert B. Cialdini
4,168 medlemmar
59 recensioner
4.2
Member
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4
Feet of clay : saints, sinners, and madmen : a study of gurus
av Anthony Storr
221 medlemmar
4 recensioner
½ 3.6
Member
aulsmith
Förklaringar
aulsmith: A long, intricate study of charismatic people who inspire belief and how they keep members in the fold
5
On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not
av Robert Burton
477 medlemmar
10 recensioner
½ 3.7
Member
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6
When Prophecy Fails: A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group That Predicted the Destruction of the World
av Leon Festinger
391 medlemmar
5 recensioner
3.8
Member
aulsmith
Förklaringar
aulsmith: A sociologist looks at a UFO cult and what happens when the predicted UFO fails to show up.
7
Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
av David Aaronovitch
564 medlemmar
31 recensioner
½ 3.4
Member
aulsmith
Förklaringar
aulsmith: The last chapter looks at various explanations of why conspiracy theories abound. (All the other chapters are designed to get you to stop laughing at the crazy people and start to see that you might be part of the problem.
8
Leaving Truth, Digital Edition
av Keith Sewell
2 medlemmar
1 recension
4
Member
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9
Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast: The Evolutionary Origins of Belief
av Lewis Wolpert
358 medlemmar
8 recensioner
½ 3.4
Member
lbeaumont
10
Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas
av Cass R. Sunstein
68 medlemmar
3 recensioner
½ 3.5
Member
aulsmith
Förklaringar
aulsmith: The first chapter looks at some new data on the development of conspiracy theories and why people believe them.
11
Kidding Ourselves: The Hidden Power of Self-Deception
av Joseph T. Hallinan
88 medlemmar
21 recensioner
½ 3.6
Member
lbeaumont
12
A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives
av Cordelia Fine
458 medlemmar
2 recensioner
3.9
Member
lbeaumont
13
Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter
av Cass R. Sunstein
94 medlemmar
1 recension
3.1
Member
lbeaumont