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50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True

123 Ratings

3.8

Duration
11H 53min
Language
English
Format
Category

Non-Fiction

Maybe you know someone who swears by the reliability of psychics or who is in regular contact with angels. Or perhaps you're trying to find a nice way of dissuading someone from wasting money on a homeopathy cure. Or you met someone at a party who insisted the Holocaust never happened or that no one ever walked on the moon. How do you find a gently persuasive way of steering people away from unfounded beliefs, bogus cures, conspiracy theories, and the like? Longtime skeptic Guy P. Harrison shows you how in this down to earth, entertaining exploration of commonly held extraordinary claims. A veteran journalist, Harrison has not only surveyed a vast body of literature, but has also interviewed leading scientists, explored 'the most haunted house in America,' frolicked in the inviting waters of the Bermuda Triangle, and even talked to a 'contrite Roswell alien.'

© 2012 Gildan Media Corp (Audiobook): 9781469085531

Release date

Audiobook: 1 September 2012

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