Why do people believe weird things? |
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| Authors: | Robert Matthews |
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| Affiliation: | Visiting Reader in the Department of Information Engineering at Aston University, Birmingham, and writes on statistical matters for many publications, including The Sunday Telegraph;, The Financial Times and BBC Focus magazine. |
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| Abstract: | From claims that NASA faked the moon landings to creationist rejections of evolution, many people hold views that fl y in the face of evidence. By refusing to be swayed by hard facts, such people are clearly irrational—or are they? Robert Matthews argues that the frustration of scientists over the persistence of "irrational" beliefs highlights their own misconceptions about the process of inference. |
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