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| adam_text | Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Part
1:
Implausible Beliefs
1.
Why Are We So Gullible?
3
2.
Implausible Beliefs
23
3.
Scientifically Implausible Beliefs in the U.S.
39
55
57
63
71
79
87
9.
Archaeological Evidence
99
Part
3:
Secular Implausibilities
Introduction to Part
3 113
10.
UFOs and Alien Abduction
115
11.
Astrology
141
Part
4:
Why Do We Believe these Things?
12.
Social Influence
167
13.
Personality
195
14.
Sincerely Irrational Convictions
213
References
227
Index
235
Part
2:
Is
the Bible Inerrant?
Introduction to Part
2
4.
Creation
5.
Eden to Babel
6.
Patriarchs
7.
Exodus
8.
Who Wrote the Torah?
IMPLAUSIBLE
BELIEFS
In the Bible, Astrology,
and UFOs
Allan
Mazur
Why do people accept ideas that are
contradicted by science or logic? In
Implausible Beliefs, Allan
Mazur
offers
a comparative look at the nature of
irrational belief systems, their social
roots, and their cultural and political
impact.
Mazur
first provides standards
for judging beliefs implausible and
assesses the scope of the problem
in the United States with respect to
politics and social policy. He describes
and defends commonsense criteria
that together make a strong case
that certainly views should not be
sustained in the face of present-day
understanding.
Mazur
concludes this
first part with a statistical portrait of
implausible beliefs in the United States,
and who tends to accept them. He then
applies criteria for implausibility to the
Bible, astrology, and visitation to Earth
of intelligent beings from other worlds.
Pointing out that everyone knows the
Bible but few actually read it,
Mazur
scrolls through the first five books of
the text, noting point after point that
undermines scripture s natural history
and moral guidance. Working on the
assumption that implausible religious
views are fundamentally no different
from implausible secular views, he
critiques secular beliefs in astrology
and UFOs.
Mazur
concludes the volume
with an attempt to explain why most
people accept implausibilities
—
some
more than others
—
despite evidence
and logic that refute them. Looking to
mainstream sociology and psychology.
Mazur
shows how as children we are
socialized into these or similar beliefs.
and how as adults we are influenced by
spouses and friends. Personality is also
a factor, sometimes abetted by stressful
or lonely life situations.
Implausible Beliefs differs from
most current books on the subject by
analyzing the overarching similarity of
religious and secular belief systems.
Lucidly written, it is a provocative
and informative contribution to the
literature of social psychology, sociology,
religion, political science, and American
studies.
About the Author
Allan
Mazur
is professor of public affairs
at the Maxwell School of Syracuse
University. He has taught at MIT and
Stanford University and earlier worked
in the aerospace industry. Elected a
fellow of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, he
is interested in biosociology, research
methods, and in social conflicts
over science, technology, and the
environment.
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| adam_txt |
Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Part
1:
Implausible Beliefs
1.
Why Are We So Gullible?
3
2.
Implausible Beliefs
23
3.
Scientifically Implausible Beliefs in the U.S.
39
55
57
63
71
79
87
9.
Archaeological Evidence
99
Part
3:
Secular Implausibilities
Introduction to Part
3 113
10.
UFOs and Alien Abduction
115
11.
Astrology
141
Part
4:
Why Do We Believe these Things?
12.
Social Influence
167
13.
Personality
195
14.
Sincerely Irrational Convictions
213
References
227
Index
235
Part
2:
Is
the Bible Inerrant?
Introduction to Part
2
4.
Creation
5.
Eden to Babel
6.
Patriarchs
7.
Exodus
8.
Who Wrote the Torah?
IMPLAUSIBLE
BELIEFS
In the Bible, Astrology,
and UFOs
Allan
Mazur
Why do people accept ideas that are
contradicted by science or logic? In
Implausible Beliefs, Allan
Mazur
offers
a comparative look at the nature of
irrational belief systems, their social
roots, and their cultural and political
impact.
Mazur
first provides standards
for judging beliefs implausible and
assesses the scope of the problem
in the United States with respect to
politics and social policy. He describes
and defends commonsense criteria
that together make a strong case
that certainly views should not be
sustained in the face of present-day
understanding.
Mazur
concludes this
first part with a statistical portrait of
implausible beliefs in the United States,
and who tends to accept them. He then
applies criteria for implausibility to the
Bible, astrology, and visitation to Earth
of intelligent beings from other worlds.
Pointing out that everyone "knows" the
Bible but few actually read it,
Mazur
scrolls through the first five books of
the text, noting point after point that
undermines scripture's natural history
and moral guidance. Working on the
assumption that implausible religious
views are fundamentally no different
from implausible secular views, he
critiques secular beliefs in astrology
and UFOs.
Mazur
concludes the volume
with an attempt to explain why most
people accept implausibilities
—
some
more than others
—
despite evidence
and logic that refute them. Looking to
mainstream sociology and psychology.
Mazur
shows how as children we are
socialized into these or similar beliefs.
and how as adults we are influenced by
spouses and friends. Personality is also
a factor, sometimes abetted by stressful
or lonely life situations.
Implausible Beliefs differs from
most current books on the subject by
analyzing the overarching similarity of
religious and secular belief systems.
Lucidly written, it is a provocative
and informative contribution to the
literature of social psychology, sociology,
religion, political science, and American
studies.
About the Author
Allan
Mazur
is professor of public affairs
at the Maxwell School of Syracuse
University. He has taught at MIT and
Stanford University and earlier worked
in the aerospace industry. Elected a
fellow of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, he
is interested in biosociology, research
methods, and in social conflicts
over science, technology, and the
environment. |
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