Michael Shermer, founder of Skeptic magazine, Director of The Skeptics Society, and the author of several books, including The Moral Arc: How Science Makes Us Better People, joins us to examine why we’re hard-wired to believe weird things and how we can use science and develop the critical thinking skills to question everything skeptically without succumbing to cynicism.
Whether it’s faith in a particular religion, certainty in a series of conspiracy theories, or unquestioning adherence to a political party, we’re all susceptible to blind belief in something - no matter how smart we think we are.
Chances are pretty good that you believe - or have believed at some point in your life - something that you can’t really explain logically.
