When Prophecy Fails
2 mentors recommend this
255 pages
Social scientists test their hypotheses about prophetic-disconfirmation behavior by observing a group prophesying the end of the world.
ISBN: 9781905177196
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David Heinemeier Hansson
Technology"The 1964 book When Prophecy Fails covers this phenomenon in detail: Once a person has been ensnared by a false in-group belief, disconfirmation in the form of facts or events, often lead to more fervent beliefs."
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Marc Andreessen
Finance & Investing"Interesting book! "Chronicles the experience of a UFO cult that believed the end of the world was at hand... a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world, and the adjustments made when the prediction"
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