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The Michael Shermer Show

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Is There Something in the Environment That You Don't Notice?

With selective perception and the confirmation bias, you can almost always find something in the environment if you're looking for it. You just need somebody to give you a reason to worry. And you will start noticing things that you didn't notice before. Think of the situation these diplomats were in when you read some of the accounts of what happened. They kept being called to meetings and being told to hide behind walls if they heard anything or examined their bodies for symptoms. It must have been terrifying.

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