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Ebook About "What would it take to create a world in which fantasy is not confused for fact and public policy is based on objective reality?" asks Neil deGrasse Tyson, science popularizer and author ofAstrophysics for People in a Hurry."I don't know for sure. Buta good place to start would be for everyone on earth to read this book." Maybe you know someone who swears by the reliability of psychics or who is in regular contact with angels. Or perhaps you're trying to find a nice way of dissuading someone from wasting money on a homeopathy cure. Or you met someone at a party who insisted the Holocaust never happened or that no one ever walked on the moon. How do you find a gently persuasive way of steering people away from unfounded beliefs, bogus cures, conspiracy theories, and the like?This down-to-earth, entertaining exploration of commonly held extraordinary claims will help you set the record straight. The author, a veteran journalist, has not only surveyed a vast body of literature, but has also interviewed leading scientists, explored "the most haunted house in America," frolicked in the inviting waters of the Bermuda Triangle, and even talked to a "contrite Roswell alien." He is not out simply to debunk unfounded beliefs. Wherever possible, he presents alternative scientific explanations, which in most cases are even more fascinating than the wildest speculation. For example, stories about UFOs and alien abductions lack good evidence, but science gives us plenty of reasons to keep exploring outer space for evidence that life exists elsewhere in the vast universe. The proof for Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster may be nonexistent, but scientists are regularly discovering new species, some of which are truly stranger than fiction.Stressing the excitement of scientific discovery and the legitimate mysteries and wonder inherent in reality, this book invites readers to share the joys of rational thinking and the skeptical approach to evaluating our extraordinary world.Book 50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True (50 series) Review :
I recently read an impressively constructed article by the author in Skeptical Inquirer magazine. When reference was made to this title, its wide-ranging subject matter intrigued me and I anticipated it would provide an enjoyable read as well as a similar level of refinement and cogency. Not so much.The book would have benefited greatly had it been subjected to some judicious editing. As it is, the author's writing style meanders quite a lot. His refutations certainly could have been more succinct and sharply honed. A disappointment. “50 popular beliefs that people think are true” is an overview and a discussion of 50 beliefs that people often hold, but for which there is very little evidence and sometimes strong contrary evidence. The author, Guy P. Harrison has researched a selection of 50 beliefs that are relatively popular and yet irrational. Each of the 50 popular beliefs has its own chapter. Well, some chapters, for example, “Many Prophecies has come to pass”, and “Most Conspiracy Theories are True”, are summaries of several examples.The book is 458 pages long and it is divided into eight sections; “Magical Thinking”, “Out There”, “Science and Reason”, “Strange Healings”, “Lure of the Gods”, “Bizarre Beings”, Weird Places”, and “Dreaming of the End”. Examples of chapters are; “A Psychic Read my Mind”, “Nostradamus Saw It All Coming”, “NASA Faked the Moon Landing”, “Global Warming Is a Political Issue and Nothing More”, “Astrology is Scientific”, “Alternative Medicine Is Better”, “Homeopathy Really Works, and No Side Effects”, “No Vaccines for My Baby”, “Creationism is True and Evolution is Not”, “A TV Preacher Needs My Money”, “Bigfoot Lives and Cryptozoology Is Real Science”, etc. A long list of scientists and skeptics helped the author research and gather material for the book and Dr. Phil Plait an Astronomer wrote the foreword of the book.I should add that the author is certainly not the kind of person who dismisses everything that seems odd, and he certainly does not hold that “scientists are always right”. On the contrary, he has a chapter dedicated to that kind of naiveté as well. His point is that you should examine the evidence for and against and make a rational choice. It is just that so many people underestimate, or are unaware of existing scientific evidence, and other good evidence, while clinging to anecdotal evidence, cultural beliefs, wishful thinking, and bad evidence.Some of the irrational beliefs discussed in the book are held by most people in the US. He provides percentages in many cases. In some cases there is no good evidence for the belief, for example, the belief in Big Foot. In other cases the irrational belief is plain idiotic, not only because the so called evidence for it is nonsensical or worthless, but because the evidence against the belief is overwhelming and/or conclusive. An example of this is the “NASA Faked the Moon Landing conspiracy theory”.In general irrational beliefs are potentially dangerous but in some cases the irrational belief can be especially dangerous. An example of this is the faulty belief that vaccines cause autism. There are also irrational beliefs that are both idiotic and dangerous, for example, “The Holocaust Never Happened”. The 50 topics he chose are certainly not all equal in that regard. I wish the author had made more of an effort distinguishing between relatively benign believes such as belief in reincarnation and angels and truly lunatic and/or dangerous beliefs. Fully examining 50 beliefs in 458 pages is also very difficult, which means that the book lacks some depth. Another minor complaint I have is that the book is very much focused on irrational beliefs common in the United States, and the types of irrational beliefs people hold tend to vary around the world. A few international examples of irrational beliefs that are not common in the US would have been nice too. Comparing the so called evidence for Big Foot with that of Swedish Vitter folk (tiny hidden people) could have been illuminating.Irrational beliefs are quite common and we probably all hold at least some irrational beliefs. If you find one of your beliefs examined in this book you don’t have to instantly through it out based on one book but at least honestly consider the arguments and the evidence. In general we should all examine our beliefs and question them, and this book could be a great tool for doing that. Unfortunately I believe that many people will still have a very hard time honestly examining their own beliefs and this book may only anger them. They want to confirm their own beliefs not question them. The fact that the author clearly is an atheist/agnostic may also give many people in the US an excuse for dismissing it. However, this is an interesting, entertaining, well written and needed book so I recommend this book to everyone. 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