Narrative Fallacy: A “Sign” of Cognitive Maturation

by Gerald GuildErroneous Thinking, Psychology, Rational Thought, supersense, SuperstitionPosted on 5 Comments

So really, what caused that earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan?  A quick Google search posing this very question yields a wide range of answers.  Fortunately a majority of the hits acknowledge and explain how plate tectonics caused this tragedy.  Sprinkled throughout the scientifically accurate explanations are conspiracy theories suggesting that the US government caused …

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Superstitious? It’s in your genes – It’s in your culture.

by Gerald GuildErroneous Thinking, Psychology, Rational Thought, Skepticism, supersense, SuperstitionPosted on 4 Comments

Halloween seems like an appropriate time to discuss superstition.  What with ghosts and goblins and black cats and witches and all.  But would not Easter or Christmas, or any other evening that a five year old loses a tooth be an equally appropriate time?  In actuality, we massage magical thinking in our children with notions …

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