{"product_id":"superstition-belief-in-the-age-of-science-9780691145976","title":"Superstition: Belief in the Age of Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom uttering a prayer before boarding a plane, to exploring past lives through hypnosis, has superstition become pervasive in contemporary culture? Robert Park, the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eVoodoo Science\u003c\/i\u003e, argues that it has. In \u003ci\u003eSuperstition\u003c\/i\u003e, Park asks why people persist in superstitious convictions long after science has shown them to be ill-founded. He takes on supernatural beliefs from religion and the afterlife to New Age spiritualism and faith-based medical claims. He examines recent controversies and concludes that science is the only way we have of understanding the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Park sides with the forces of reason in a world of continuing and, he fears, increasing superstition. Chapter by chapter, he explains how people too easily mistake pseudoscience for science. He discusses parapsychology, homeopathy, and acupuncture; he questions the existence of souls, the foundations of intelligent design, and the power of prayer; he asks for evidence of reincarnation and astral projections; and he challenges the idea of heaven. Throughout, he demonstrates how people's blind faith, and their confidence in suspect phenomena and remedies, are manipulated for political ends. Park shows that science prevails when people stop fooling themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Compelling and precise, \u003ci\u003eSuperstition\u003c\/i\u003e takes no hostages in its quest to provoke. In shedding light on some very sensitive--and Park would say scientifically dubious--issues, the book is sure to spark discussion and controversy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert L. Park\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.12w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691145976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert L. Park\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of physics at the University of Maryland. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eVoodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40087151050867,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_35f6e352-85f0-4144-89b6-d409705322af.jpg?v=1652538966","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/superstition-belief-in-the-age-of-science-9780691145976","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}