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Yes, everyone has confirmation bias, that's not the evil. The evil is letting it run amok without any effort to try and control it through attempting tto legitimately see all sides and weigh the differences. Sometimes this takes a ton of work, so it's easier to go with the flow. I know, I do it all the time, and have to force myself to take a time out and re-look, re-think, and re-align with the evidence as I see and hear of it happening.doubtingthomas wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 10:30 pmSadly, leaving religion won't change that.
Most people will continue to believe stuff because of confirmation bias.
I agree — evil doesn’t enter the equation. The best method that I know of is a Buddy system, where each Buddy watches the other for confirmation bias and the buddies respect each other enough to listen without becoming defensive. It’s discussed in the excellent book Calling BS.Philo Sofee wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 3:29 pmYes, everyone has confirmation bias, that's not the evil. The evil is letting it run amok without any effort to try and control it through attempting tto legitimately see all sides and weigh the differences. Sometimes this takes a ton of work, so it's easier to go with the flow. I know, I do it all the time, and have to force myself to take a time out and re-look, re-think, and re-align with the evidence as I see and hear of it happening.doubtingthomas wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 10:30 pmSadly, leaving religion won't change that.
Most people will continue to believe stuff because of confirmation bias.