The more committed somebody is to their religious belief or political position, the harder it's going to be for them to give it up. You have to make sure that when you're countering their beliefs with facts that go against them, that they don't feel like they have to give up their whole worldview. We've got a whole set of rules, how you do that, which everyone should read before Thanksgiving, definitely. That's a good Thanksgiving because I love that argument at the table.
Why do rational people believe irrational things? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down media literacy, the psychology behind conspiracy theories, and how to combat our cognitive biases with author and science historian, Michael Shermer.
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