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I hate to break it to you, but literally all of humanity does that, most of the time: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias https://en.m.wikipedia.o
by donw 6y ago
I hate to break it to you, but literally all of humanity does that, most of the time: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
This includes me. And you. And everybody else here.
Changing your mind is actually really hard.
- ashtonkem 6y ago> I hate to break it to you, but literally all of humanity does that, most of the time I'm not sure why you'd assume that you're breaking anything to me.
- donw 6y agoStating that "some participants are searching for arguments to validate pre-held beliefs and policy positions" is roughly akin to saying "some participants eat food and breathe air". Confirmation bias is part of the human condition, and should be expected by default.