Uploaded November 2011 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Andy Thomson explains the psychological mechanisms behind belief in his talk titled 'Why We Believe in Gods' at the American Atheist 2009 convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
Check out his book by the same name: amazon.com/Why-We-Believe-God-Concise/dp/0984493212
Filmed and edited by Josh Timonen.
See more at RichardDawkins.net
Also see Richard Dawkins talk from this convention:
youtube.com/watch?v=xbza-UtseE0
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Andy Thomson explains the psychological mechanisms behind belief in his talk titled 'Why We Believe in Gods' at the American Atheist 2009 convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
Check out his book by the same name: amazon.com/Why-We-Believe-God-Concise/dp/0984493212
Filmed and edited by Josh Timonen.
See more at RichardDawkins.net
Also see Richard Dawkins talk from this convention:
youtube.com/watch?v=xbza-UtseE0
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. All copyrighted materials contained herein belong to their respective copyright holders, I do not claim ownership over any of these materials. In no way do I benefit either financially or otherwise from this video.
