← Back to context Comment by ranger_danger 18 hours ago How do humans fact check? 3 comments ranger_danger Reply larsonian 16 hours ago Mostly by way of confirmation bias. Muromec 16 hours ago if it works often enough to be a good heuristic, it's not really a bias until somebody uses it adversly larsonian 1 few seconds ago It is used adversely all the time by all sorts of propaganda. And no, you're not a special enlightened snowflake whose priors are so fine-tuned that your confirmation bias only lets true facts through.
larsonian 16 hours ago Mostly by way of confirmation bias. Muromec 16 hours ago if it works often enough to be a good heuristic, it's not really a bias until somebody uses it adversly larsonian 1 few seconds ago It is used adversely all the time by all sorts of propaganda. And no, you're not a special enlightened snowflake whose priors are so fine-tuned that your confirmation bias only lets true facts through.
Muromec 16 hours ago if it works often enough to be a good heuristic, it's not really a bias until somebody uses it adversly larsonian 1 few seconds ago It is used adversely all the time by all sorts of propaganda. And no, you're not a special enlightened snowflake whose priors are so fine-tuned that your confirmation bias only lets true facts through.
larsonian 1 few seconds ago It is used adversely all the time by all sorts of propaganda. And no, you're not a special enlightened snowflake whose priors are so fine-tuned that your confirmation bias only lets true facts through.
Mostly by way of confirmation bias.
if it works often enough to be a good heuristic, it's not really a bias until somebody uses it adversly
It is used adversely all the time by all sorts of propaganda. And no, you're not a special enlightened snowflake whose priors are so fine-tuned that your confirmation bias only lets true facts through.