Explicando a origem da fé
Me parece que este artigo explica o poder da fé e a eficácia dos livros de auto-ajuda. the physics arXiv blog The Evolution of Overconfidence Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:11 PM PDT If overconfidence leads to global disasters such as the collapse of banks and world wars, how could it have evolved? Now researchers have an answer What do the following high-profile disasters have in common: World War I, Vietnam, the war in Iraq, the collapse of the banking system and the lack of preparation for natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina? According to Dominic Johnson at the University of Edinburgh and his pal James Fowler at the University of California, San Diego, the answer is that they have all been blamed on the all-too-human condition of overconfidence. The puzzle about overconfidence is its ubiquity. Many studies have shown that most people have an exaggerated sense of their own capabilities, an illusion of control over events and an invulnerability to risk. Most people, for example, b...