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Showing posts with label michael shermer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label michael shermer. Show all posts
the believing brain
on skepticblog, michael shermer presents an excerpt of his book, the believing brain: from ghosts, gods, and aliens to conspiracies, economics, and politics—how the brain constructs beliefs and reinforces them as truths [what a title!] :
snip
according to a 2009 harris poll of 2,303 adult americans, when people are asked to “please indicate for each one if you believe in it, or not,” the following results were revealing:
82% believe in god
76% believe in miracles
75% believe in heaven
73% believe in jesus is god or the son of god
72% believe in angels
71% believe in survival of the soul after death
70% believe in the resurrection of jesus christ
61% believe in hell
61% believe in the virgin birth (of jesus)
60% believe in the devil
45% believe in darwin’s theory of evolution
42% believe in ghosts
40% believe in creationism
32% believe in ufos
26% believe in astrology
23% believe in witches
20% believe in reincarnation
/snip
i'm thinking of carrying around this checklist and conducting a private poll...
does the universe have a purpose?
matt ridley, michael shermer, richard dawkins vs rabbi david wolpe, william lane craig, douglas geivett
via RDFRS
EDIT: the host is highly annoying.
via RDFRS
EDIT: the host is highly annoying.
the poetry of reality
yay! another wonderful video from melody sheep and the symphony of science!
lyrics:
[michael shermer]
science is the best tool ever devised
for understanding how the world works
[jacob bronowski]
science is a very human form of knowledge
we are always at the brink of the known
[carl sagan]
science is a collaborative enterprise
spanning the generations
we remember those who prepared the way
seeing for them also
[neil degrasse tyson]
if you're scientifically literate,
the world looks very different to you
and that understanding empowers you
refrain:
[richard dawkins]
there's real poetry in the real world
science is the poetry of reality
[sagan]
we can do science
and with it, we can improve our lives
[jill tarter]
the story of humans is the story of ideas
that shine light into dark corners
[lawrence krauss]
scientists love mysteries
they love not knowing
[richard feynman]
i don't feel frightened by not knowing things
i think it's much more interesting
[brian greene]
there's a larger universal reality
of which we are all apart
[stephen hawking]
the further we probe into the universe
the more remarkable are the discoveries we make
[carolyn porco]
the quest for the truth, in and of itself,
is a story that's filled with insights
(refrain)
[greene]
from our lonely point in the cosmos
we have through the power of thought
been able to peer back to a brief moment
after the beginning of the universe
[pz meyers]
i think that science changes the way your mind works
to think a little more deeply about things
[dawkins]
science replaces private predjudice
with publicly verifiable evidence
(refrain)
lyrics:
[michael shermer]
science is the best tool ever devised
for understanding how the world works
[jacob bronowski]
science is a very human form of knowledge
we are always at the brink of the known
[carl sagan]
science is a collaborative enterprise
spanning the generations
we remember those who prepared the way
seeing for them also
[neil degrasse tyson]
if you're scientifically literate,
the world looks very different to you
and that understanding empowers you
refrain:
[richard dawkins]
there's real poetry in the real world
science is the poetry of reality
[sagan]
we can do science
and with it, we can improve our lives
[jill tarter]
the story of humans is the story of ideas
that shine light into dark corners
[lawrence krauss]
scientists love mysteries
they love not knowing
[richard feynman]
i don't feel frightened by not knowing things
i think it's much more interesting
[brian greene]
there's a larger universal reality
of which we are all apart
[stephen hawking]
the further we probe into the universe
the more remarkable are the discoveries we make
[carolyn porco]
the quest for the truth, in and of itself,
is a story that's filled with insights
(refrain)
[greene]
from our lonely point in the cosmos
we have through the power of thought
been able to peer back to a brief moment
after the beginning of the universe
[pz meyers]
i think that science changes the way your mind works
to think a little more deeply about things
[dawkins]
science replaces private predjudice
with publicly verifiable evidence
(refrain)
mr. deity and the skeptic
michael shermer faces mr. deity... typical skeptic -- never knows when to keep his mouth shut.
via pz
via pz
agenticity
on scientific american, michael shermer's why people believe invisible agents control the world.
<snip>
'souls, spirits, ghosts, gods, demons, angels, aliens, intelligent designers, government conspirators, and all manner of invisible agents with power and intention are believed to haunt our world and control our lives. why?
</snip>
read all about it...
<snip>
'souls, spirits, ghosts, gods, demons, angels, aliens, intelligent designers, government conspirators, and all manner of invisible agents with power and intention are believed to haunt our world and control our lives. why?
</snip>
read all about it...
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