Re: OT The Politcal Brain - Confirmation bias

On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:14:29 GMT, BottleBob <bottlbob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



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.

Found these "WMDs" yet?
This is testable, BB.

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.

Found these "WMDs" yet?
This is testable, BB.

BTW, Did you miss Duck's recent very good post?
You *should* read it.

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,

Found these "WMDs" yet?
This is testable, BB.

machining,

Only the oversize dowels are oversize, BB.

science,

I blame the very poor quality of the Catholic schools (along with
the nuns, Aristotle & Wick) on that one, BB.
You are usually so far off the mark that it's very, very funny. But sad.

and
personal interaction.

That you are so often so wrong (as are the brain-dead wingers)
is part of what I try to *educate* you about <VBG>.
Don't be upset just because you & they are wrong. Try instead
to learn (and then teach a few wingers yourself).

HTH
--
Cliff
.

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