← Back to context Comment by larsonian 1 day ago Mostly by way of confirmation bias. 2 comments larsonian Reply Muromec 21 hours ago if it works often enough to be a good heuristic, it's not really a bias until somebody uses it adversly larsonian 5 hours 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 21 hours ago if it works often enough to be a good heuristic, it's not really a bias until somebody uses it adversly larsonian 5 hours 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 5 hours 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.
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.