Why do people believe weird things

作者: Robert Matthews

DOI: 10.1111/J.1740-9713.2005.00134.X

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摘要: From claims that NASA faked the moon landings to creationist rejections of evolution, many people hold views fl y in face evidence. By refusing be swayed by hard facts, such are clearly irrational—or they? Robert Matthews argues frustration scientists over persistence “irrational” beliefs highlights their own misconceptions about process inference.

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