The Consequences of Confirmation Bias

Confirmation bias is the tendency to interpret new information so that it becomes compatible with our existing theories and beliefs. We never like to learn we believed in a falsehood or made a bad decision, which is why we tend to filter what information we pay attention to. Social platforms are aiding this bias by filtering what we have shown and not exposing us to opposing points of view. If you come across evidence that doesn't support your belief, you filter the disconfirming evidence and your brain forgets it after a short period of time. The more you can form the facts to fit your beliefs, the narrower your perspective becomes. Until that narrow reality becomes all that you can see, confirmation bias is the