I am somewhat surprised that what I intend to write about this week may indeed not be a HUGE leap from what I wrote about last week. Many things have been going through my mind — or maybe I should say: many influences. When I finally came up with the title for this post, it… Continue reading All Through Our Existence: The – A – My
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Sometimes people are skeptical, sometimes people are NOT skeptical, but you can bet your life that ALL people are skeptical (sometimes)
It’s definitely a good thing that all people are skeptical — at least sometimes. I find it intriguing (and even fascinating), though, that people’s skepticism does seem to follow somewhat predictable patterns — and that such patterns actually interfere with their ability to deal with bias and biased information. This has a lot to do… Continue reading Sometimes people are skeptical, sometimes people are NOT skeptical, but you can bet your life that ALL people are skeptical (sometimes)
Status Quo & Confirmation Bias vs Scientific Hypothesis Testing
About a week ago I became keenly aware of the way the term “confirm” is regularly used in society today … and I do believe it is used quite differently today than it was used many centuries or perhaps even millennia ago. To speak of millennia, of course, draws attention to the way this term… Continue reading Status Quo & Confirmation Bias vs Scientific Hypothesis Testing
