The True Believers
Why do we believe in God, resurrection, UFOs, clairvoyants and alternative medicines?
By Krissy Wilson
Are we pre-programmed to believe in weird and wonderful things that lack any significant scientific basis, and are some of us more likely to believe than others?
Krissy Wilson is a lecturer in psychology at the University of Tasmania. This is an extended version of an article that appeared in The Skeptic.
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