xii, 385 p. ;25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mr. D'Arpino's dilemma -- Dr. Collins's conversion -- A skeptic's journey -- Patternicity -- Agenticity -- The believing neuron -- Belief in the afterlife -- Belief in god -- Belief in aliens -- Belief in conspiracies -- Politics of belief -- Confirmations of belief -- Geographies of belief -- Cosmologies of belief -- Epilogue: the truth is out there.
1.Belief and doubt.2.Cognitive neuroscience.3.Knowledge, Theory of.Dynamic Details