What is the term "things we like" representing here? It's about background theories, isn't it? Inclinations to agree with a theory, or doubt a theory, because o

What is the term "things we like" representing here? It's about background theories, isn't it? Inclinations to agree with a theory, or doubt a theory, because of a mess of peripheral theories such as this is our way of life or they're in it for the money. In short, bias. And to be free of bias is rationality. However: * This is not possible. * Or it is possible, but the process is endless. * Rationality is made out of theories, and we can always learn better ones. * Bias is also made out of theories, so it's just inferior rationality. * Some of those theories can be very bad, so bad that they sabotage the process of getting better ones. Then the person has entrenched anti-rational theories, a sticky situation. But generally speaking, bias is expected. To be completely free of it is unimaginable. Even the most rational of us would look extremely biased from the perspective of the distant future. To have no bias is so unrealistic that it's undesirable, akin to solving all problems that there will ever be. The process we're engaged with, our problem situation, includes our biases. Changing our minds reluctantly is how we function, and I kind of like it. This does make propaganda effective, it's true: people pick up a battle cry. If only these people were reasonable, like me! But I think they mostly are.