{"product_id":"belief-gil-carroll-9781736629307","title":"Belief: How Our Minds Work (and How They Don't)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you know \u003cem\u003ewhy\u003c\/em\u003e you believe what you believe?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to make sense of the world, human beings search for patterns and make assumptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut our need to make sense of things does not guarantee that we will make \u003cem\u003ereasonable\u003c\/em\u003e sense, or that our beliefs will be truthful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo we develop our religious beliefs and our political beliefs using the same processes? Should we?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do we know whether one of our beliefs is wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople generally prefer their own beliefs to the beliefs of others, not because they are more solid beliefs, but simply because they are \u003cem\u003etheir\u003c\/em\u003e beliefs, and that feels good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a conversational style, this book discusses how we come to belief today, and how our minds can actually get in the way of our search for truth by leading us into various \u003cstrong\u003ecognitive biases\u003c\/strong\u003e and\u003cstrong\u003e logical fallacies\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing insightful quotations of scientists such as \u003cstrong\u003eGalileo Galilei\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFrancis Bacon\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eCarl Sagan\u003c\/strong\u003e, and philosophers such as \u003cstrong\u003eS ren Kierkegaard\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBertrand Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Hume\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eKarl Popper\u003c\/strong\u003e, this book addresses questions like: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow does a conspiracy work? (with special attention paid to the 2020 Presidential election fraud allegations.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did the modern process of constructing beliefs develop?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do we scrutinize our beliefs, to make sure that they have a solid foundation?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did skepticism come to play such an important role in discovering truth?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did the Protestant Reformation and the Scientific Revolution both play into the modern scientific attitude toward belief?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gil Carroll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1736629301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736629307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Good Reasons Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.41d","brand":"Gil Carroll","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519264174335,"sku":"9781736629307","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8e81b6d-f12c-405e-8013-adb4fa803569.jpg?v=1778737152","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/belief-gil-carroll-9781736629307","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}