A cascade and a contagion. Will be a continuation of the 2008 crisis but much it. Will be a continuation of the 2008 crisis but much much more. Much more. Hello welcome to visionary. Hoping will come to visionary. Hoping fantasizing believing all the same natural things fantasizing believing all the same natural things for humans. But can we choose what we believe and for humans. Can we choose what we believe and why do we believe in it in the 1st place well ask Michael Shermer psychologists why do we believe in the 1st place well ask Michael Shermer psychologist Science Writer and founder of the skeptic magazine. Science writer and founder of the skeptic magazine. Michael shermer welcome to the show its great to have you with us. Michael shermer welcome to the show its great to have you with us lots to talk about many psychologists yourself including. Lots to talk about many psychologists to yourself including say that believing improbable things is innate for humans so say that belie
Things by the way this is called superstition are true and therefore believing weird things by the way this is called superstition or magical thinking believing weird things like that is not a bug in the magical thinking believing weird things like that is not a bug in the system its a feature that comes equipped in the software of our program a system its a feature it comes equipped in the software of our programming to try to connect things in the environment just in case theres a real connection to try to connect things in the environment just in case theres a real connection. All right so. Youre saying believe star almost restraint all right so. Heres a believe star almost restraint by common sense just like a writing bit helps to harness an emotional hole by common sense just like a writing bait helps to harness an emotional horse but this horse well you know it still go where and where if it wants but this horse well you know it still go where and where if it once are you saying
So our religion is basically and necessary mechanism very human and so our religion is basically and necessary mechanism that sort of. Mother nature has provided us with that sort of. Mother nature has provided us with to survive be happy in reality which is often dire you have to go to survive be happy in reality which is often dire. Yeah i think thats right in a strong word but what i mean by. Belief speeds right in its a strong word but what i mean by. Beliefs being you know on them or not the intro inside the business or. Even into sunday as they said is out such are. The nation its a world i dont understand the world can have a to be its called learning the so see that learning its like class learning association learning whether its like classical conditioning like pavlovs dog or or operant conditioning like skinners rats conditioning like pavlovs dog or or operant conditioning like skinners rats its connecting one thing to another in the environment to try and understand cause i
Welcome to max kaisers financial survival guide. Welcome to max geysers financial survival guide. Looking forward to thats the town. Thats the town. Yanks this is what happens to pensions in britain delegates you watch types this is what happens to pensions in britain dont let this you watch kaiser report. As a report. Dissent is being criminalized speech is being arrested just asked max dissent is being criminalized speech is being arrested just ask Max Blumenthal editor of the grey zone project and a leading investigative journalist. And editor of the grey zone project and a leading investigative journalist in concrete. Questioning Mainstream Media media era tubes and harry and david hare gating pussy makers can get you banned monetized and even the rest of. The makers can get you banned monetized and even arrest. Most people think just stand out in this business you need to be the. Most people think to stand out in this business you need to be the 1st one on top of the story or the
The aristocracy of family so deplored by Jefferson seems upon us; the counter-aristocracy of merit that long defined us as the land of opportunity has receded.