Quick Wrote:How do you recognise bias in your own life?
How does one ride themselves of bias?
Is it an exercise of will or simply something you learn?
How does our perception tie into our biases?
Are our tools to measure the universe fallible due to bias?
I recognise bias in my own life whenever I think emotionally rather than logically. I prefer to think logically but because
I am human that is not always possible. Although at least I know when I am doing it and also know it can be corrected
One can never rid themselves of bias because to think without any would be the equivalent of thinking like a machine
Reducing bias is both an act of will and something one learns and gets easier over time. Being aware of logical fallacies
which are flaws in reasoning is probably the most obvious way to detect bias in ones own thinking. I refuse as a matter
of principle to believe any thing because belief is a product of faith and faith positions require zero evidence. And I also
avoid holding strong opinions because they are not facts and so cannot be demonstrated to be true. Even though they
are not actually incompatible with the knowledge they are based upon
All perception is bias because it is subjective interpretation. Even when a particular view one holds is held by others as
well and even universally so. It is still bias because it involves a choice between at least two alternative positions. The
only time there is no bias is when there is absolutely no choice. But in reality there will always be choices even if one
does not accept them for whatever reason [ legal / moral / psychological ]
The scientific method is not fallible but those who practice it are as scientists are human and biased like everyone else
But they always try to be bias free when they are actually doing science. When they are not doing it it does not matter
A MIND IS LIKE A PARACHUTE : IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS OPEN
