Michael Shermer: Why people believe strange things

Posted on May 20, 2007 by | 4 Comments

Why do people see the Virgin Mary on cheese sandwiches or hear demonic lyrics in “Stairway to Heaven”? Using video, images and music, professional skeptic Michael Shermer explores these and other phenomena, including UFOs and alien sightings.
Part I

Part II

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4 responses to “Michael Shermer: Why people believe strange things”

  1. David Zinger | May 22, 2007 at 3:01 pm | Reply

    I love the TED talks. This one was quite good to help us remember what we know always isn’t so. Thanks.

  2. artofspeaking | May 22, 2007 at 10:19 pm | Reply

    I agree Dave. The humor in the speech makes it more interesting.

    Regards,
    Santosh

  3. Scott McArthur | July 1, 2007 at 8:29 pm | Reply

    Nice example. This crosses over into the law of attraction. You see what you are ready/willing to see…..

    http://mcarthursrant.blogspot.com/2007/03/from-loci-to-law-of-attraction.html

  4. D | June 19, 2008 at 10:38 am | Reply

    Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation 🙂 Anyway … nice blog to visit.

    cheers, D.

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