Why Sane People Believe Crazy Things Second Edition: How Belief Can Help or Hurt Social Peace

by N.S. Palmer

Overview

Beliefs can unite us or divide us, build societies or destroy them. Which will it be? That's the stark choice we now face.

Why Sane People Believe Crazy Things helps harness the power of beliefs by explaining what they are. What they do. How they work. Why "everyone except us" seems to have gone insane. And how we can bridge the chasm of misunderstanding and mistrust.

This book shows the connections between biology, belief, truth and meaning. It shows why many supposedly conflicting beliefs don't really conflict at all. It shows how to turn human weaknesses into strengths, so that our beliefs help us to create strong, rational, and compassionate societies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781736477557
Publisher:	Consilience Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	10/29/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	328
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

N.S. Palmer is an American mathematician. He worked as an economic policy analyst on Capitol Hill and has written for numerous publications including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, PC World, Business Software Review, Regulation Magazine, Policy Review, Reason Magazine, The Jerusalem Post, and The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles.