Things From the Net » Unparanormal http://www.thingsfromthenet.com My Little Corner of the Internet Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:59:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Michael Shermer: Why People Believe Strange Things http://www.thingsfromthenet.com/video/unparanormal/michael-shermer-why-people-believe-strange-things/82/ http://www.thingsfromthenet.com/video/unparanormal/michael-shermer-why-people-believe-strange-things/82/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:53:12 +0000 Jonathan Volks http://www.jvolks.com/?p=82

Why do people see the Virgin Mary on a cheese sandwich or hear demonic lyrics in “Stairway to Heaven”? Using video and music, skeptic Michael Shermer shows how we convince ourselves to believe — and overlook the facts.

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