[GET] Supersense: Why We Believe in the Unbelievable

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Why is it that Tony Blair always wore the same pair of shoes when
answering Prime Minister's Questions? That John McEnroe notoriously
refused to step on the white lines of a tennis court between points? And
that President-elect Barack Obama played a game of basketball the
morning of his victory in the Iowa primary, and continued the tradition
the day of every following primary? Superstitious habits are common. Do
you ever cross your fingers, knock on wood, avoid walking under ladders,
or step around black cats? Sentimental value often supersedes material
worth. If someone offered to replace your childhood teddy bear or
wedding ring with a brand new, exact replica, would you do it? How about
£20 for trying on a jumper owned by Fred West? Where do such feelings
come from and why do most of us have them?

Humans are born with brains
designed to make sense of the world and that need for an explanation can
lead to beliefs that go beyond reason. To be true they would have to be
supernatural. With scientific education we learn that such beliefs are
irrational but at an intuitive level they can be resistant to reason or
lie dormant in otherwise sensible adults. It now seems unlikely that any
effort to get rid of supernatural beliefs or superstitious behaviours
will be completely successful. This is not all bad news - such beliefs
are a useful glue that binds us together as a society. Combining
brilliant insight with witty example Hood weaves a page-turning account
of our ???supersense' that navigates a path through brain science, child
development, popular culture, mental illness and the paranormal. After
reading SuperSense, you will realize why you are not as reasonable as
you might like to think - and why that might be no bad thing.

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