The pattern behind self-deception - Michael Shermer
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Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are and how they get us into trouble.
Do you identify patterns more successfully than others? Why (or why not) do you think that is?
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