On 08/05, RIP PISACRETA wrote:
"What I find interesting is the persistent belief in this despite
evidence to the contrary...Why we need to believe in
psychics, ufos, big foot, yetti, etc. is the more interesting
question to me.
To Rip, and others, who find such questions interesting, I
urge you to subscribe to the journals, "Skeptical Inquirer"
and "Skeptic", and to check out the following books:
Gilovich, "How We Know What Isn't So"
Shermer, "Why People Believe Weird Things"
Randi, "Flim Flam"
Sagan, "The Demon-Haunted World"
There are also several subscribers to this listserve that
teach undergraduate courses in this area, if you're ever
interested in doing the same (I'm embarking on my first
such course in the Spring).
Best,
Mike
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