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How Do We Become More Aware of Our Bias?
Cognitive dissonance is the process of feeling extreme discomfort when confronted with evidence that proves we're wrong. It's sort of a shakes hands with confirmation by looking for evidence that your beliefs are correct. We're just looking to cherry pick the things that reinforce our existing beliefs. How do we become more aware of our bias? Because while i'm not waiting to be picked up off a balcony by extra terrestrials hiding in a ship that's in a comet somewhere, i have bias and so does everyone else listening to this.