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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

laconicsax

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5. I'd recommend "The Believing Brain" by Michael Shermer and "Breaking the Spell" by Dan Dennett.

Reply to SoutherDem (Original post)

Thu May 24, 2012, 07:34 PM

May 2012

While questions about the formation and retention of beliefs are certainly applicable to this group, you may get more discussion of your specific questions in the Atheists & Agnostics group or the Religion group.

I'd say that it's doubtful that doubting one's own beliefs is human nature given the tendency to cling to beliefs even after they've been shown to be false.

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Question on Doubt [View all] SoutherDem May 2012 OP

That's because no honest atheist will state that Warpy May 2012 #1

Wouldn't this also be true? SoutherDem May 2012 #3

An unexamimed life is not worth living. nt rrneck May 2012 #2

The best sign of true knowledge is to understand one's own ignorance. TheWraith May 2012 #4

I'd recommend "The Believing Brain" by Michael Shermer and "Breaking the Spell" by Dan Dennett. laconicsax May 2012 #5

A mature and rational thinker skepticscott Jun 2012 #6

I wish it were a part of human nature more uniformly shared. n/t Adsos Letter Jun 2012 #7