Michael Shermer: Why people believe strange things

[Submitted by Markoni @ Entirely Trivial]
Why do people see the Virgin Mary on cheese sandwiches or hear demonic lyrics in "Stairway to Heaven"? Professional skeptic Michael Shermer explores these and other phenomena, including UFOs and alien sightings. In fact, he says, humans tend to convince ourselves to believe.

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