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> Social conservatism generally seeks to preserve existing power relationships. Science is about discovering new understanding. The lack of self awareness on H
by JackFr 12y ago
> Social conservatism generally seeks to preserve existing power relationships. Science is about discovering new understanding.
The lack of self awareness on HN is profound. Sure, confirmation bias exists, but that's mostly a problem for other guys, not me.
- Florin_Andrei 12y ago"Everyone is stupid, except me." - Homer Simpson
- gress 12y agoYou are going to need to explain. Those statements are definitional. If you are trying to assert that scientists also seek to preserve their own power, this is true. However the point here is that social conservatism is opposed to the project of social psychology, not its biases.