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Originally Posted by Sauron the White
Bias exists in everyone. Agreed?
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Yes, to the extent that we can know (there may be one person without bias, but he/she may not have internet access).
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We should accept that. Agreed?
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Yes. It seems to be a good fit for the data.
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We should try to realize our own biases? Agreed?
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Yes you should.
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We should strive to overcome our biases. Agreed?
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No. Why? Why should I strive to like eating worms? People do, but if I have other choices, I'm putting worms at the bottom of the list. They're made of protein and other great life-giving molecules and probably taste like mushy chicken, and unbiased children eat them, but I just can't go there. Also I also believe in the merits of science and so that biases me to things like astrology. Should I strive to accept the tenants of astrology? It's one thing to consider new evidence and to update one's priors when indicated by the data, but without any priors we'd be lost. Children learn to avoid touching hot objects after finding out that the experience can be painful. Should they throw out their biases and assume that objects that appear hot are fine to be touched without any testing?
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I guess thats why I keep coming back again and again much to the chagrin of matthewm... I view overcoming bias as an ongoing sturuggle and a very good thing which advances the individual.
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To some degree. But after a while I know I find myself repeating the same old lines, and so work at finding a new game...like psychoanalizing StW.
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You might say I am here to help you become a better person.
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Better...meaning? Once you attain a certain level, the amount of work to produce an observable effect may be considerable.
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And to a lesser degree, you help me to improve if indeed you can find any faults that need work.
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I humbly consider each post I write a philanthropic gesture of enlightenment to the world. But that's me.