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492: Michael Shermer | Why We Believe Weird Things
The Jordan Harbinger Show
The Confirmation Bias
Our brains are wired to be more like lawyers than scientists. We only want to read articles or listen to talk shows that support what we already believe and just ignore the stuff that doesn't seem to fit. The confirmation bias, sometimes it's more broadly called motivated reasoning. And this includes scientists. They're no different but science itself doesn't allow you to do it.
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