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328. Paul Bloom — Psych: The Story of the Human Mind

The Michael Shermer Show

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Do You Believe That There's No External World?

Samuel Johnson, Philip K. Dick and Anais Nin are all quoted in the book. Hoffman: "If believing in their existence allows you to navigate through the world ... it's a good piece of evidence that it exists"

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