I Believe,Therefore I Am!: Excerpted from the forthcoming book,Belief: A Challenge to Science

Will LaPage is an NAI Fellow and the author of Rethinking Park Protection: Treading the Uncommon Ground of Environmental Beliefs, CABI, London, 2012; and Parks for Life: Moving the Goal Posts, Changing the Rules, and Expanding the Field, Venture Publishing, State College, PA, 2007.

Further references on the role of belief and disbelief in understanding, see also:

Achenbach Joel “The War on Science: The Age of Disbelief. Why Do So Many Reasonable People Doubt Science?” National Geographic, March 2015.

Allison Jay , & Gedman Dan (eds.) (2006). This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women. Henry Holt and Co. in cooperation with National Public Radio.

Dodd Ray (2003). The Power of Belief: Essential Tools for an Extraordinary Life. Hampton Roads Publishing Alexandria, VA.

Fine Cordelia (2006). A Mind of its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives. W. W. Norton and Co. New York.

Lipton Bruce (2005). The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, and Miracles. Mountain of Love/Elite Publishers Santa Rosa, CA.

McKay Mathew , & Fanning Patrick (1991). Prisoners of Belief: Exposing and Changing Beliefs that Control Your Life. New Harbinger Publications Oakland, CA.

Mooney Chris “The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science.” Mother Earth News, May–June 2011.

Newberg Andrew , & Waldman M.R. (2006). Why We Believe What We Believe: Uncovering Our Biological Need for Meaning. Free Press New York.