TITLE PAGE
DEDICATION
FOREWORD The Positive Power of Skepticism by Stephen Jay Gould
INTRODUCTION TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION
Magical Mystery Tour
The Whys and Wherefores of Weird Things
PART 1: SCIENCE AND SKEPTICISM
A Skeptic’s Manifesto
2. THE MOST PRECIOUS THING WE HAVE
The Difference Between Science and Pseudoscience
Twenty-five Fallacies That Lead Us to Believe Weird Things
PART 2: PSEUDOSCIENCE AND SUPERSTITION
The Normal, The Paranormal, and Edgar Cayce
Near-Death Experiences and the Quest for Immortality
Encounters with Aliens
Medieval and Modern Witch Crazes
Ayn Rand, Objectivism, and the Cult of Personality
PART 3: EVOLUTION AND CREATIONISM
An Evening with Duane T. Gish
Twenty-five Creationist Arguments, Twenty-five Evolutionist Answers
11. SCIENCE DEFENDED, SCIENCE DEFINED
Evolution and Creationism at the Supreme Court
PART 4: HISTORY AND PSEUDOHISTORY
History, Censorship, and Free Speech
13. WHO SAYS THE HOLOCAUST NEVER HAPPENED, AND WHY DO THEY SAY IT?
An Overview of a Movement
14. HOW WE KNOW THE HOLOCAUST HAPPENED
Debunking the Deniers
15. PIGEONHOLES AND CONTINUUMS
An African-Greek-German-American Looks at Race
16. DR. TIPLER MEETS DR. PANGLOSS
Can Science Find the Best of All Possible Worlds?
17. WHY DO PEOPLE BELIEVE WEIRD THINGS?