Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational

Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational

By
Michael Shermer
Michael Shermer
2022 • 376 pages

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103 books

Critical Thinking

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake
Outgrowing God: A Beginner's Guide
The Irrational Ape
The Four Horsemen: The Discussion That Sparked an Atheist Revolution
Logically Fallacious
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
How To Be Right… in a World Gone Wrong

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571 books

Audio Book

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Churchill's Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of The Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII
Churchill's Hellraisers: The Secret Mission to Storm a Forbidden Nazi Fortress
Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941
To Hell and Back: Europe 1914-1949
Roller-Coaster: Europe, 1950-2017
All hell let loose
The Battle for the Falklands

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790 books

Sociology Anthropology

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Culture of Fear
Paradox of Plenty
Anti-Gender Politics in the Populist Moment
When Prophecy Fails
The Age of Edison
Jesus and John Wayne
The Authoritarians

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138 books

Cults And Undue Influence

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When Prophecy Fails
The Incel Rebellion: The Rise of the Manosphere and the Virtual War Against Women
Escape from Freedom
Doomsday Cult: A Study Of Conversion, Proselytization, And Maintenance Of Faith
Dropping The Habit
Cults in Our Midst: The Continuing Fight Against Their Hidden Menace

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196 books

Psychology

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Mad, Bad And Sad
The Ceiling Outside: The Science and Experience of the Disrupted Mind
The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
Women and Genocide: Survivors, Victims, Perpetrators
What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves

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91 books

Social Psychology

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The Misinformation Age
Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class
Coders

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36 books

Conspiracism

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Hope and Fear: Modern Myths, Conspiracy Theories and Pseudo History
Among the truthers
How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason
Red Pill Blue Pill
The Storm Is Upon Us
Neoreaction a Basilisk: Essays on and Around the Alt-Right

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Owned

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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
100 Animals That Can F*cking End You
The Pelican Brief
Bad Man
The Year of Living Biblically
Homeland
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future