It has been the entire history of the human species. We are slightly overtuned to find patterns, and apparently that has allowed us to exist better. The cost

It has been the entire history of the human species. We are slightly overtuned to find patterns, and apparently that has allowed us to exist better. The cost of missing something seems to have been higher than the cost of false positives. Having a bad explanation for something was better than no explanation and the struggle now is to teach people to know the limits of their knowledge and be comfortable with just being unsure while pursing the truth.