Why Bad Beliefs Don't Die

Lester, George W.
http://www.csicop.org/si/show/why_bad_beliefs_dont_die/
Publisher:  Skeptical Inquirer
Year Published:  2000
Pages:  6pp   Resource Type:  Article

Because beliefs are designed to enhance our ability to survive, they are biologically designed to be strongly resistant to change. To change beliefs, skeptics must address the brain's "survival" issues of meanings and implications in addition to discussing their data.

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