Adam's Maxim and Spinoza's Conjecture.

• Autores: Michael Shermer
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 298, Nº. 3, 2008, págs. 36-37
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article comments on research conducted at the Brain Mapping Center at the University of California, Los Angeles that found people are uncomfortable with doubt and skepticism. Subjects had to decide whether statements were believable, unbelievable or uncertain. Reactions times were much shorter when participants believed a statement than when they did not or were unsure. The idea that a claim is untrue until proven seems to go against human beings' natural instincts.