#493 - David McRaney - Where Do Our Beliefs Come From?
Jun 30, 2022
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David McRaney, a psychologist and author known for his work on belief formation, engages in a thought-provoking discussion about the origins and complexities of our beliefs. He explains how group dynamics can shape individual convictions and why online arguments often fail. McRaney delves into the emotional underpinnings of beliefs, using the Westboro Baptist Church as a case study for extreme ideologies. Listeners will discover strategies for effective persuasion and learn how to foster genuine dialogue for belief change.
David McRaney is a psychologist, journalist and author.
Where do our beliefs come from? How do we form opinions? Why are we persuaded by some points of view but not by others? These are important to understand if we are to avoid developing a biased, unrepresentative worldview, they've also been the focus of the last few years of David's research.
Expect to learn how everybody in a group can believe something that nobody believes individually, why arguing online so rarely works, whether people really are becoming more ingrained into their beliefs, how the Westboro Baptist Church convinces its members, the best ways to persuade someone who disagrees with you and much more...