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Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception


Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception
Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception
Duration: 19:01

Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are, and how they get us into trouble.