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 UFO abductions, television psychics, paranormal phenomena, skeptics and believers alike, find themselves debating truths and lies in the strange web of pseudoscience and the occult. With everyday normal life moving too fast to comprehend, people are turning to the bizarre and wacky for comfort. Now, director of the Skeptics Society Michael Shermer explores the very human reasons why we find other worldly phenomena, conspiracy theories, and cults so appealing. The eternal search for meaning and spiritual fulfillment leads us astray by extraordinary claims and controversial ideas, particularly those in the realms of superstition and the supernatural. This celebrates the scientific spirit and the joy to be found in rationally exploring the world's greatest mysteries.©1998 by Michael Shermer; (P)1998 by Audio Renaissance, an imprint of Renaissance Media, Inc. Customs & Traditions History & Philosophy Philosophy Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science Social Sciences
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great book! great content! best of all is the author reading it for us! love the experience and it should be read ain the schools during the student's formation.

author reading was great!

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Shermer has been the editor of Skeptic Magazine for some years and in that time has come across many weird beliefs and has attended many dubious seminars and psuedo-science events. Shermer tells it how it is and uses reason and whit to get over the real science and socoilogy behind ridiculous claims. I read the book first, and it would be a good idea to get an unabridged version of this (If Shermer has the time) but this is an excellent listen covering some of his adventures to the other side of science. I would also recommend 'Borderlands of science' and his most recent release of his lectures on the history of science.

Shermer is all over this.

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I wish he insisted more on the reasons why people believe weird things, explore it more into depth.

Interesting examples

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I've listened to many of Shermer’s books and thoroughly enjoyed them all. There is quite a lot of repetition but I meant that way. On to the next one 😊😎

Very insightful

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this audiobook contains less than half of the actual book, is not advertised as abridged and skips around unintelligibly.

Half a book

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