Re: OT The Politcal Brain - Confirmation bias



Cliff wrote:

On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:13:54 GMT, BottleBob <bottlbob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Cliff:

Excuse me? From your comments it seems you didn't understand what the
article was even about. It made NO comments about the validity, or
invalidity, of any specific political position or comments.

I clearly did though.
Did you miss the bit:
[
Found these "WMDs" yet?
This is testable, BB.
] ?

Cliff:

What you did was validate the article's conclusions, by your behavior.


It was
illustrating a mental process, conscious or unconscious, called
"Confirmation Bias" that seems to afflict those that are of a political
extremist bent.

Did you try telling a few wingers & fundies?

Since you're FAR and AWAY the most invidious winger in this newsgroup,
I'm telling YOU.



Did their conclusions threaten you in some way?

Looked like a prime counterexample to me.

Actually, it explained your own modus operandi with remarkable
accuracy. Especially in the areas of politics, machining, science, and
personal interaction.

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BottleBob
http://home.earthlink.net/~bottlbob
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