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2011•385 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

The believing brain

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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.

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First Published

2011

Pages

385 pages

Rating

4.5 / 5

Ratings

2

Editions

2

Publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

Language

ENG

Status

Published

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