This resonates with common social problems we're all familiar with: People like stereotyping because it's a way to categorize humans without having to think too

This resonates with common social problems we're all familiar with: People like stereotyping because it's a way to categorize humans without having to think too hard about their differences. To me the issue stems from an even deeper fear of uncertainty. It takes a rock-solid psyche to be comfortable with the idea that we know little and a lot of our science would have a tough time standing up to statistical analyses.