Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time

by Michael Shermer

Science Psychology

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Michael Shermer examines pseudoscience, superstition, and other confusing beliefs that influence how people understand the world. This accessible work offers a broad exploration of unusual ideas and the reasoning involved in assessing them, making it a relevant introduction to skepticism and critical examination.

ISBN-13 9780805070897 ASIN 0805070893 Views 422 Publisher Holt Paperbacks Year 2002 Edition Revised & enlarged Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 384 Adult No Created March 07, 2026 Updated October 25, 2026

About This Book

Why People Believe Weird Things explores the ideas and assumptions behind belief in pseudoscience and superstition.

The book considers how people can become convinced by claims that may be confusing, unsupported, or misleading.

Michael Shermer presents a broad look at the unusual beliefs of our time and the reasoning used to evaluate them.

This paperback edition contains 349 pages.

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