Why do you believe what you believe?

Most of us never chose our beliefs. We were handed them as children, by people who loved us, long before we could ask why. Religion, fate, superstition, money, fear and the small rules nobody can explain: we follow them for years without ever checking where they came from.

Your Beliefs Are Not Real asks you to look. In plain, simple language, it shows how beliefs get into our heads, why they are so hard to question, and what you can do about it. It will not tell you what to think. It will help you find out why you think it.

Every chapter ends with a short question to write down your own answer. By the end, you should be able to say, “I know why I believe what I believe.”