Smart People Believe Weird Things Because They

There Is A Significant Difference Between Having No Belief In A God And Believing There Is No God.

Smart People Believe Weird Things Because They Are Skilled At Defending Beliefs They Arrived At For Non-smart Reasons.

We Want To Be Open-minded Enough To Accept Radial New Ideas When They Occasionally Come Along, But We Don't Want To Be So Open-minded That Our Brains Fall Out.

Since Humans Are By Nature Tribal, The Overall Goal Is To Expand The Concept Of The Tribe To Include All Members Of The Species, In A Global Free Society.

The Human Capacity For Self-delusion Is Boundless, And The Effects Of Belief Are Overpowering.