(March 24, 2016 at 2:18 am)robvalue Wrote: They seem to bypass three very important points when they blurt out this kind of question:
1) What assumptions am I already making, by phrasing the question this way?
2) Just because I can ask a question, it doesn't mean there is a meaningful answer to it; either at all, or within the limits of our ability to study the subject.
3) If no one can provide an answer to my question, that doesn't mean my unsupported answer wins by default.
I think many bypass those because they're heavily affected by a state of cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias. They just have to realise it, but unfortunately many people even ignore their confirmation bias and their cognitive dissonance.
