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492: Michael Shermer | Why We Believe Weird Things

The Jordan Harbinger Show

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The Crocs of Witch

In the book, The Crocs of Witch is that we believe first and then seek confirmation for our beliefs later. It seems like in our human quest to make sense of the world, we've kind of got a double-edged sword here with our brains," he says. "I would love to teach the audience how to use a little bit of science and critical thinking to get past some of the crazy things that we believe"

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