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Bretton Garcia

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8. To confirm or disconfirm confirmation bias existed?

Reply to NeoGreen (Reply #6)

Sat Apr 20, 2019, 05:03 AM

Apr 2019

Scientists ran studies, that tried hard to avoild such biases. And found that it probably did exist to a degree. In cases where, say, the facts were very well known, but some had an opposite thesis.

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Scientists establish a link between religious fundamentalism and brain damage [View all] Voltaire2 Apr 2019 OP

That's a very interesting idea. MineralMan Apr 2019 #1

I love Science. Bretton Garcia Apr 2019 #2

Religious people seek confirmation of their beliefs. Scientists try to disprove their own theories. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #3

"Theories" come and go. Bretton Garcia Apr 2019 #4

Any theory that stands many attempts to disprove it is a theory that stands. Plus theories live on. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #5

Einstein is a special case, still unsettled. Bretton Garcia Apr 2019 #9

I wouldn't go so far as to say typically Major Nikon Apr 2019 #10

I see them working together Bretton Garcia Apr 2019 #11

Scientific theories generally aren't even intended to be factual Major Nikon Apr 2019 #12

Well, there are Newton's Laws of Motion MineralMan Apr 2019 #13

So thanks everyone for helping me clarify things in my mind. Bretton Garcia Apr 2019 #14

There is only patterns of matter and energy in the Universe uriel1972 Apr 2019 #16

ummm absolute facts can't be determined... uriel1972 Apr 2019 #15

Probably that's correct Bretton Garcia Apr 2019 #17

Yes, that's the joy of probabilities... uriel1972 Apr 2019 #18

For humor's sake... NeoGreen Apr 2019 #6

Excellent! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #7

To confirm or disconfirm confirmation bias existed? Bretton Garcia Apr 2019 #8