About
Why do people see the Virgin Mary on a cheese sandwich or hear demonic lyrics in "Stairway to Heaven"? Using video and music, skeptic Michael Shermer shows how we convince ourselves to believe -- and overlook the facts.
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Credits and licence
- Institution
- TED
- Department
- TED2006
- Speaker
- Michael Shermer
- Year
- 2006
- Level
- For everyone
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Religion
- Source
- TED
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- Attribution
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