I'm currently reading Michael Shermer's book "Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time" It's an exciting and heavy read. If you're not familiar with Michael Shermer, he's the founder of Skeptic Magazine and The Skeptic's Society. He used to be a Fundamentalist Christian and later converted to Atheism and skepticism, which makes his debating prowess much more formidable. He is a fantastic science writer and has been a columnist for Scientific American since 2001. I unfortunately missed him speak at the Baghdad in Portland last time he came through. Working at music clubs makes me miss a lot of evening events. Above is his TED talk which shares the title of his book.
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