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050 _aQ172.5.P77
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100 1 _aMichael Shermer
245 1 _aWhy People Believe Weird Things
260 _bW H Freeman & Co
300 _a306 pages
520 _aA survey of a range of irrationalisms, with explanations of their empirical and logical flaws. The book describes the differences between science and pseudo-science, and goes on to describe and critique popular contemporary irrationalisms, UFOs, Holocaust denial and Satanic cult conspiracies.
650 _aPhysical Sciences
650 _aParapsychology
999 _c351
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