[Youtube Review][TED] Why people believe weird things | Michael Shermer

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(Recommended)Popular Videos : [TED] Why people believe weird things | Michael Shermer

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Playtime Comments : [TED] Why people believe weird things | Michael Shermer

Ti********:

3:45 - Goodbye religion, you had a good run.

"Before we say something is out of this world, we should first make sure that it's not in this world." - Michael Shermer

CA****:

6:00- Saturn is stewie from family guy ;) seriously great presentation though

sa***********:

7:53 this was a big hit here in Brazil
Everyone talking about that, TV's show and stuff

N*:

5:58 Stewie -bottom right

Sa**********:

9:30 demonetized :kek

Le*****************:

11:41 - The song of Katie Melua (ქეთი მელუას სიმღერა)

Tr***********:

1:57 Divining rods work to find weed? Awesome!

we******:

@10:47 when he provides the words and we then see them clearly -- this reminds me of the Bible verse, "Ask and it shall be given." If we already know the answer we are looking for we will always find it. We will see it clearly, even though it is not there.

Er*******:

Satan. Led Zeppelin. Stairway to Heaven. Mind blown.

If you don't watch any other part of this video, watch the part starting at 9:10 . You will never be the same.

Da**********:

3:17 Science is a noun.
Forget it, he's on a roll.

 

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Top Comments : [TED] Why people believe weird things | Michael Shermer

Br***********:

I think this is the oldest YouTube video I ever commented on. Still holds up with considerable value over a decade later.

au******:

My respect for Katie Melua just went through the roof and further through the stratosphere.
That is bloody awesome!

EV***:

So why DO people believe weird things? Or did I miss the answer?

ro**********:

My great grandfather knew the exact date and place that he was going to die. The judge told him.

Ab***********:

Dr. Shermer is such an inspirational human! Thank you for your efforts.

Sa*****:

Awesome and funny. Shermer is right on the money.

Ti**:

I should think that if the Mother of God, should She wish to manifest Herself in our world, would do a better job of presenting Her image clearly.

xm******:

The answer to why people believe weird things, is because evolution has wired us for cognitive bias.
Sociopaths and opportunists, have used cognitive bias, to manipulate us for their own personal gain.

Science helps us overcome cognitive bias, to see how things really are.

That is why you should be wary of any person, and/or organization that seeks to denigrate science.

Ku**:

The reverse message thing in music cracks me up. If any of them could actually put hidden messages in their music to compel people to do stuff the message would be "buy our albums, buy our merchandise and see us live in concert we want money"

vi***************:

I once bowled a 900 series by counting only my strikes.

Su****:

Neil deGrass Tyson told James Cameron that the stars were in incorrect position for the raft scene. Cameron answered, in a snotty way, that his film grossed over a billion so why does it matter.
For the 25th Anniversary directors cut edition the star backround had been corrected.

Ka****:

Basic knowledge of our world and critical thinking should be taught to every kid no matter what family.

Ce**********:

I think I fell in love with Katie Melua at that very moment :D

Ar*********:

video was too short. That´s my only complaint.

Ke******:

I can't but think that skeptics are skeptics because they actually want to find something metaphysical more than anyone.

Jo***********:

You are awesome Michael Shermer! Keep up the fight! I know i will!!

Os********:

There was a lot of BUNK in his de-bunking... not surprisingly.

Th*******:

the fact that google brought me via recommendations to this video, probably means i watched to much Pseudo-Science? lately?

Mi********:

Katie Melua's second version is more accurate, but the first is more poetic. What's a few billion light years anyway?

Wa****:

One thing that I hear a lot, and even Mr. Shermer is guilty of it here, is using the word, "Theory", when the correct word would be "Hypothesis". A "Hypothesis" is a well in-formed guess, or idea, but not yet tested. A "Theory" is what you get once you've used the scientific method to test a "Hypothesis", and according to all of the testing, the "Hypothesis" is considered to have been scientifically proven to be true. Then it becomes a "Theory". So,when someone says something like, "It's JUST a theory." What they should actually be saying is, "It's JUST a hypothesis." Because, if it's a theory, that means that it has been rigorously tested, and is currently accepted as being proven to be true. Note, I said "currently accepted". That is because,if we gain more knowledge in the future,our current understanding may be updated.

ho*************:

"It has kind of a right-leaning bias." ROFL!

Ri*******:

You know, I spent some time with Shermer in my shoppe a few years ago and began carrying "Why People Believe Weird Things" as a product.  He was very pleasant and articulate.  What I liked most is that he didn't seem to be one of these cranky skeptics who want to belittle other people for their beliefs.  He just believes that extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.  My impression is that he sees a hard line between belief and truth and is interested in putting things in different circles on a venn diagram that focuses on where belief and truth overlap.

Ia*****:

Religious faith saves you thinking and promises 77 virgins in the afterlife, without mentioning the 77 mothers in law.

Ma*********:

If people believe that the universe is only 6000 years old and that all the animals in the world were on one boat (even animals from Australia, think about it) they will believe anything.

an********:

I live such a simple life. I'm in no search for anything and recognize that helping others, when able, eliminates wasting time on other's fantasies. I laugh my way through just about everything and that's what keeps my mind and body healthy.

Sa**********:

The biggest problem with education is that the more people you try to cultivate, the more clods you turn up.

An***:

The latest data shows people dropping in IQ, according to tests in Norway, and others.

Al********:

Of all the teachers I ever had, from Kindergarten all the way through to my doctorate, a couple of them stand out as truly wonderful teachers. But only one stands out as exceptional, when it comes to teaching his students how to truly think. He was not a mathematics or science teacher either. He was a Jr. College History professor.

Up to that point, History classes always seemed to be the class where I'd be sure to catch up on a much needed nap. But this man was engaging and he made history come alive in such a way that you wanted to know more. His approach was so different and so unexpected. "Here's the facts. Here's what happened. Here is why it happened. How brilliant or how stupid do you think they were? What would you have done?"

The first test he gave blew my mind ...

There were 5 questions. Each question gave reference onto a historical event or individual or circumstance. The question was basically something along the lines of, "Why was it a good idea or - if not - what would you have done differently?" I remember one question was, "Do you think FDR was a great president? Explain why or why not."

Of these 5 questions, you were only required to answer just one of them. Sure, you could say, "I think FDR was a great president, because he gave us the New Deal and helped put people back to work." But you'd fail the test, as you did not fully develop your rationale and reasoning. Why was he a great president - or not? What the heck did he due to earn your praise or contempt? I am not as concerned with exact dates as i am the facts... What lead up to the New deal? Why did he choose that route? What other routes would he have taken or what routes would you have taken? Why? How? What happened as a result of it all?

Basically, that one little question was housing 50 questions, all rolled into one. You were required to think and reason. No matter what side of the debate you answered, could you back up your argument with facts and evidence?

Think of it this way: I say FDR was a tyrant. You say he was the greatest president the USA ever had. Let's debate. For the record, my response to that question was split, as FDR started out in a horrid situation, turned into an American savior and then the power started going to his head (Hence presidential term limits).

When it comes to instilling and encouraging critical thinking, this History prof far surpassed any philosophy teacher I had ever known.

pr*****:

This. I wish more people would learn, or in some regions more appropriately remember what they learned in school, about the fundamental principle of science - the very simple concept of the scientific method approach to asking, and answering, the questions of our world. Remember that key ingredient of retaining all the results, and analyzing any that stand out.

This is the big important, simple principle. Where science and (most) psudoscience differ - is how we "seek out" results. Where science seeks to answer questions we don't yet know the answers for, or have suspicions but can't verify the answer for, psudoscience seeks to shape questions to affirm preditermined answers.

 

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