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The Science of Weird Shit : Why Our Minds Conjure the Paranormal

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The Science of Weird Shit : Why Our Minds Conjure the Paranormal

$32.95
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Sale 9%
 
An accessible and gratifying introduction to the world of paranormal beliefs and bizarre experiences. Ghostly encounters, alien abduction, reincarnation, talking to the dead, UFO sightings, inexplicable coincidences, out-of-body and near-death experiences. Are these legitimate phenomena? If not, then how should we go about understanding them? In this fascinating book, Chris French investigates paranormal claims to discover what lurks behind this ?weird shit.? French provides authoritative evidence-based explanations for a wide range of superficially mysterious phenomena, and then goes further to draw out lessons with wider applications to many other aspects of modern society where critical thinking is urgently needed. Using academic, comprehensive, logical, and, at times, mathematical approaches, The Science of Weird Shit convincingly debunks ESP, communicating with the dead, and alien abduction claims, among other phenomena. All the while, however, French maintains that our belief in such phenomena is neither ridiculous nor trivial; if anything, such claims can tell us a great deal about the human mind if we pay them the attention they are due. Filled with light-bulb moments and a healthy dose of levity, The Science of Weird Shit is a clever, memorable, and gratifying read you won?t soon forget.


Author: Chris French
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication Date: Mar 19, 2024
Number of Pages: 412 pages
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0262048361
ISBN-13: 9780262048361
 

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