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Some expectant mothers play classical music to their growing bellies because they believe this will make their babies more musically talented. Some people believe that dreams predict future events or that a broken mirror can cause 7 years of bad luck. Many people believe all sorts of things that really have no factual foundation.

Why are many people hard-pressed to give up beliefs such as these even in the face of solid evidence to the contrary? Where do these beliefs come from?

Surprisingly, and often unfortunately, we acquire many of our beliefs from flawed sources or in flawed ways.