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Respectfully...
This is one of the most ignorant statements I have ever seen.
Maybe I'm not understanding you though...

I take a vacation to Jamaica, I am unimpressed, I call the place a...

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If a conclusion supports your existing beliefs, you'll rationalize anything that supports it.



It's...

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Your judgments are influenced by what springs most easily to mind.



How recent,...

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You presume someone else is going to do something in an emergency situation.


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How much you like someone, or how attractive they are, influences your other judgments of them.

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If you believe you're taking medicine it can sometimes 'work' even if it's fake.



The placebo...

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You judge others on their character, but yourself on the situation.



If you haven’t had a good...

It's an interesting topic, with interesting questions and answers. I will do my best to answer...

Do I think there is such a thing as objective reality...
Depends on the situation I guess. I...

The "In-Group" bias is definitely a major contributor to nationalism.

(I loath nationalism...)

A point that I don't think has been made yet is that many biases run in conjunction with each...

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You unfairly favor those who belong to your group.



We presume that we're fair...

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The parallel lines in the above image are equal in length.

You allow yourself to be unduly influenced by...

I think that everyone has felt that... that's kind of the point. (I am guessing that you meant that tongue in cheek?)

On another note, Myers Briggs is complete bunk. (Sorry)

Another cognitive...

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You see personal specifics in vague statements by filling in the gaps.


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The more you know, the less confident you're likely to be.




Because experts know just how much they...

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You irrationally cling to things that have already cost you something.



When we've...

It most certainly is not. It is a sincere question.

Yes, exactly.
Maybe my wording was problematic, if so I apologize. It would have been better for me to have asked "What good is a hypothesis or...

Hmm... this may sound dicky... but I am just being sincere...

What good is a hypothesis or theory if it isn't provable?

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Your preference for a just world makes you presume that it exists.



A world in which...

As phenomenal as Einstein was, his biases have been shown to be incredibly egregious. Einstein believed in a static universe. His own theory of relativity implied that this wasn't the case. He...

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You remember the past as better than it was, and expect the future to be worse than it will likely...

Oh my... so perfect. Well Done. :icon_clap:

That was a lot to say... I can't respond to it all, but would like to hit on your early points and possibly give a different perspective.

I agree...

I enjoy these, and I am interested in how the mind works and I am interested in sharing that information. If you aren't interested you are permitted to not read the thread. Seriously, it's okay.

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When your core beliefs are challenged, it can cause you to believe even more strongly.



We can experience...

I really don't think these are common sense. Some of them might be common sense to some people I guess, but they certainly aren't common sense in society on the whole.
I agree that nothing is 100%...

I could definitely open a thread for discussion on just this one particular bias. It is deep rooted, and comes into play often. I don't think anyone can avoid this bias, so recognition is important....