(January 15, 2018 at 12:54 pm)Agnosty Wrote:(January 15, 2018 at 12:33 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: Intrigued... but confused.Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
I posited that confirmation bias is the impetus for scientific inquiry.
Now that I have that belief in mind, I will try to find evidence to back it up.
I know what confirmation bias is.
Quote:You don't see the humor?
I missed the joke, but I think it's because I disagree w/ you that science is subject to confirmation bias.
Quote:Who seeks to disprove their own theory? What atheist here is critical of his own belief?Me and me. I like to have my beliefs challenged. In fact, I love it. You like Nietzsche. One of the reasons he is so exhilarating to read is because he challenges one's prejudices. I am currently reading Varieties of Religious Experience by William James to challenge my own atheistic notions. So there.
Quote:The idea that anyone would be critical of what they're advocating is silly and a flaw inherent to science. (Now I have to find evidence to back that up LOL <-- confirmation bias)
You lost me... please explain this last part.