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Implausible beliefs : in the Bible, astrology and UFOs / Allan Mazur.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mazur, Allan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Belief and doubt.
- Irrationalism (Philosophy).
- Bible--Evidences, authority, etc.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, [2008]
- Contents:
- Part 1 Implausible Beliefs
- 1 Why Are We So Gullible? 3
- 2 Implausible Beliefs 23
- 3 Scientifically Implausible Beliefs in the U.S. 39
- Part 2 Is the Bible Inerrant?
- 4 Creation 57
- 5 Eden to Babel 63
- 6 Patriarchs 71
- 7 Exodus 79
- 8 Who Wrote the Torah? 87
- 9 Archaeological Evidence 99
- Part 3 Secular Implausibilities
- 10 UFOs and Alien Abduction 115
- 11 Astrology 141
- Part 4 Why Do We Believe these Things?
- 12 Social Influence 167
- 13 Personality 195
- 14 Sincerely Irrational Convictions 213.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781412806770
- 1412806771
- OCLC:
- 182856968
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