Natasha Vita-More - How Belief Systems Affect Believers

Why do people believe the things they do? We like to think that we are rational, that what we believe is true. But often we come to our beliefs, unknowingly, as a product of our particular 'belief systems'. How do belief systems work their credulous magic? What principles enable belief systems to influence individuals and commandeer groups? Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Watch more interviews on belief systems and psychology: https://bit.ly/3vyBOrV Natasha Vita-More is a faculty member in design, media arts, and theory at the University of Advancing Technology. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer to Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.