
Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things (with Dr. Michael Shermer)
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Why People Believe Weird Things
Michael Schurmer: Ben Carson is a product of Johns Hopkins and Seventh-day Adventists. He says the candidate doesn't seem to embrace or understand basic evolutionary biology. Psychologically speaking, people believe we're things because they are better at rationalizing beliefs that they hold for non-smart reasons., he says.
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