| ID | 021300 |
| Call Number | 133/SHE |
| Title Proper | Why people believe weird things |
| Other Title Information | Pseudo-science, superstition and bogus notions of our times |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Shermer, Michael |
| Publication | New York, MJF Books, 1997. |
| Description | xxvi, 306p Purple spine |
| Note | Why do smart people believe weird things?Why do so many people believe in mind reading, past-life regression therapy, extra-terrestrial abduction and ghosts? What is behind the rise of 'scientific creationism' and Holocaust denial? In an age of supposed scientific enlightenment why do we appear more impressionable than ever?Scientific historian, and director of the Skeptics Society, Michael Shermer debunks these extraordinary claims in a no-holds-barred assault on the popular superstitions and confused prejudices of our time, Exploring the very human areas. |
| Standard Number | 9781567313598 |
| Price. Qualification | Rs.2973(Hb) |
| Classification Number | 133 |
| Key Words | IBDP ; TOK ; Pseudoscience ; Belief and doubt ; SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects |