Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time — The Belief Engine
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
This episode explores Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time by Michael Shermer as a systems-level analysis of how evolved cognitive mechanisms influence belief formation and social narratives.
By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why unusual beliefs persist — and how biological psychology, cultural identity, and institutional dynamics interact to reinforce them.
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