#80 - A Religious Conviction in Aliens (Michael Shermer)

Hard Knox with Amanda Knox

Knox Robinson Productions

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, True Crime, Mental Health

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Why do people believe what they believe? Are religious convictions any different than believing that aliens have visited earth? Dr. Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine, host of The Michael Shermer Show, and author of many books, most recently Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational, helps us calibrate our skeptic's compass and find our way through the labyrinth of belief. You can find Amanda's previous appearance on The Michael Shermer Show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaS8tNmV50s&list=PLRdTugBInz19PmwsPhMjrzABr7yPUl1ry&index=65 You can find Amanda's article about cognitive bias for Skeptic Magazine here: https://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/gift-of-bias-how-wrongful-conviction-helped-amanda-knox-become-better-thinker/ Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson www.knoxrobinson.com Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.0	And I'm Christopher Robinson.
1:05.0	And this is Dr. Michael Schmer. Michael is the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine,
1:19.5	and he is the author of many books, most recently, conspiracy, why the rational, believe the irrational.
1:26.7	Amanda has previously been a guest on Michael's podcast, the Michael Schirmer's show, and
1:31.6	has also written about cognitive bias for Skeptic magazine.
1:35.3	You can find links to both of those in the episode description.
1:38.9	I was juggling a baby while this episode was being recorded.
1:42.6	So it's just Amanda and Michael here, and they get into a wide-ranging discussion about the
1:47.0	nature of belief and skepticism, which begins with UFOs and aliens, and why it it is that like Fox Mulder so many of us want to believe.
2:01.0	All right, it's so great to get back in the booth with you.
2:04.0	Last time it was me for your podcast, this time you for me,
2:09.7	and I feel really lucky because I feel like I don't get to talk to people about
2:14.0	UFOs that much. Yeah, that's probably not in your wheelhouse, but we can talk about
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