Caveman Logic · The Persistence of Primitive Thinking in a Modern World by Davis, Hank -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 - THE ROAD TO IMPERFECTION

THE CRADLE OF LIFE THROUGH A MICROSCOPE DARKLY BACK TO THE PLEISTOCENE THE ILLUSION GENERATOR TWO TYPES OF ERRORS STANDING APART IF IT AIN’T BROKE, DON’T FIX IT A MIND IN COMMON DEBATING WITH GRANDMA

Chapter 2 - CATALOGUING IRRATIONALITY

CATALOGUING FOR DUMMIES PLEASING THOG A PRIMER ON CAUSALITY INTRODUCING HEURISTICS CREATIONISTS IN THE CRADLE LUNACY WITHIN LIMITS THANK GOD FOR ATHEISTS! A VISIT TO THE BOOKSTORE MEN, WOMEN, AND WEIRDNESS CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES NONBELIEVERS INTELLIGENCE AND IMMUNITY

Chapter 3 - SOME REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES

THE ROPE BRIDGE SNAPS TSUNAMI THEOLOGY IF ONLY THEY WERE EDUCATED KISS MY SPIRIT SYNCHRONICITY STRIKES! FOREVER JUNG EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON A SMORGASBORD OF ERRORS ACADEMIC FREEDOM SPIRITUAL JUNK FOOD IT’S JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH JOJO, DIONNE, AND COMPANY ILLUSIONS AND DELUSIONS STEALING GREASE IN OKLAHOMA BEG, BARGAIN, AND BESEECH DOIN’ WHAT COMES NATURALLY ALTRUISM: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM THE LANGUAGE OF US VERSUS THEM JAMES RANDI’S OFFER

Chapter 4 - SCIENCE TO THE RESCUE

COMPARED TO WHAT? SCIENCE’S GREATEST HITS DOUBT IS EVERYTHING IT’S ONLY A THEORY WHAT A COINCIDENCE! NONSCIENCE, PART I: ESP NONSCIENCE, PART II: ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE NONSCIENCE, PART III: HANDWRITING ANALYSIS NONSCIENCE, PART IV: MEN ARE SUCH JERKS

Chapter 5 - A DEEPER LOOK AT WHAT’S WRONG

THE LOYAL OPPOSITION REJECTING MONKEY SEX CONFIRMATION BIAS ANTHROPOMORPHISM: SEEING OURSELVES IN EVERYTHING SPECIESISM: FIRST COUSIN TO ANTHROPOMORPHISM SUCCESSFUL SCIENCE FICTION ABNER DOUBLEDAY, ELVIS, AND CREATION MYTHS SMART VIRUSES DISTORTING PROBABILITY ROLL THEM BONES THE VIRTUE OF A DESIGN FLAW EXPLOITING MENTAL DEFICIENCIES GOD HATES TELEVISION DOWNGRADING THE DEITY

Chapter 6 - ASSIGNING THE BLAME

A PERSON OF FAITH IS RELIGION THE PROBLEM? RELIGION’S SPECIAL STATUS SEPARATING GOD FROM MORALITY RELIGION AND TYLENOL A PIOUS PARASITE THE FUTILITY OF PRAYER THE NAMES AND FACES OF GOD THE POWER OF GNOMES SCIENCE AND THE MOVIES OUT THERE IN TELEVISION LAND THE DEAD WILL TELL IT TAKES ONE TO CATCH ONE CENSORING NIPPLES GOD RUNS FOR OFFICE

Chapter 7 - CAN IT BE FIXED?

TOYS WON’T SAVE US TRANSCENDING CAVEMAN LOGIC TALKING TO THE INNER CHILD INCENTIVE TO CHANGE AN ANALOGY FOR YOU ALL THE BETTER ANGELS OF OUR NATURE JUST IMAGINE ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM HERE WE ARE

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