Attaining Belief

Descrição
How our beliefs originate and are shaped over time.
1
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
por Daniel C. Dennett
2,934 membros
37 críticas
3.8
2 Members
lbeaumont, aulsmith
2
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
por Jonathan Haidt
3,239 membros
75 críticas
4.1
Member
lbeaumont
Explicações
lbeaumont: Genetics cause conservatives to hold different values than liberals.
3
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
por Robert B. Cialdini
4,185 membros
59 críticas
4.2
Member
lbeaumont
4
Feet of clay : saints, sinners, and madmen : a study of gurus
por Anthony Storr
222 membros
4 críticas
½ 3.6
Member
aulsmith
Explicações
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
por Robert Burton
477 membros
10 críticas
½ 3.7
Member
lbeaumont
6
When Prophecy Fails: A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group That Predicted the Destruction of the World
por Leon Festinger
391 membros
5 críticas
3.8
Member
aulsmith
Explicações
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
por David Aaronovitch
564 membros
31 críticas
½ 3.4
Member
aulsmith
Explicações
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
por Keith Sewell
2 membros
1 crítica
4
Member
lbeaumont
9
Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast: The Evolutionary Origins of Belief
por Lewis Wolpert
359 membros
8 críticas
½ 3.4
Member
lbeaumont
10
Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas
por Cass R. Sunstein
69 membros
3 críticas
½ 3.5
Member
aulsmith
Explicações
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
por Joseph T. Hallinan
88 membros
21 críticas
½ 3.6
Member
lbeaumont
12
A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives
por Cordelia Fine
459 membros
2 críticas
3.9
Member
lbeaumont
13
Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter
por Cass R. Sunstein
95 membros
1 crítica
3.1
Member
lbeaumont