Steven Pinker with Niall Ferguson at Live Talks Los Angeles
They explore why humans often fail to be rational due to evolutionary biases, confirmation bias, and the social nature of belief, while arguing that institutions like free press and science are essential for collective rsummaryReligious belief stems from 'intuitive dualism' (mind/body separation) and 'teleology' (belief in design), which are cognitively natural but scientifically false.takeaway














