The Effect of a Disclaimer on Paranormal Beliefs

I think more generally, it's the power of fiction, television, literature, and so on, shaping the way we see the world. I don't know how much influence that show actually had on people's beliefs, but it certainly didn't portray skeptics in a positive way at all. The straw Vulcan embodies various caricatured aspects of rationality which are not actually features of real rationality. Most of the research in neurobiology shows that a healthy human brain needs a balance between logical thinking and emotional reactions.