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180. Andy Norman — Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think

The Michael Shermer Show

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The Will to Believe - Is This the Basis of James's Book, T the Will to Believe?

William james wrote a book about the will to believe. The author argues that he got it fundamentally wrong. James' hero, charles sanders purse, was not happy with his direction. He felt as though his philosophy had been kidnapped bywilliam james and decided not to make issue of it.

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