It's just plain old confirmation bias, though I like the more recent[1] semantic extension of the phrase "epistemic closure" to describe belief systems impervio

It's just plain old confirmation bias, though I like the more recent[1] semantic extension of the phrase "epistemic closure" to describe belief systems impervious to outside information. [1] - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/books/28conserv.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/books/28conserv.html