cognitive bias – Uncommon Descent

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Sabine Hossenfelder on avoiding cognitive biases

Hossenfelder: But the most problematic cognitive bias in science is social reinforcement, also known as group think…

Viola Lee re 191 to Q: It was BornAgain who repeatedly brought up free will repeatedly in the first part of this... – From IAI News: How infinity threatens...
Sir Giles KF: Children simply cannot credibly give consent, and that is the normal meaning of ninyos and ninyas [I spell enye... – L&FP, 60: Illustrating an all too...
dogdoc Again, compatibilism offers a way to make sense of moral responsibilty and enables us to understand each other as agents.... – From IAI News: How infinity threatens...
jerry I have eaten the bait and gone off topic what to you you think of Vivid’s post I disagree. It... – From IAI News: How infinity threatens...
Querius Jerry @185, A troll comes along who doesn’t believe in anything he is saying. Spouts nonsense. And then all the... – From IAI News: How infinity threatens...
Viola Lee Vivid's (and Sproul's) key point, to which I concur, is the idea of self-determination. As long as my choices arise... – From IAI News: How infinity threatens...
Querius Viola Lee @187, KF and Jerry: what to you you think of Vivid’s post at 179? Let me add my... – From IAI News: How infinity threatens...
kairosfocus SG, the fact that a Minister of Government in a modern democratic state can feel social permission to speak like... – L&FP, 60: Illustrating an all too...
dogdoc KF, You use "preferences" as a "global term" to describe the things that may factor into one's deliberations. You then... – From IAI News: How infinity threatens...
Sir Giles Ciliates are amazing creatures. Like bacteria, they can reproduce asexually, producing two identical clones. However, unlike bacteria, they can only... – At Phys.org: Discovery of new microscopic...
Sir Giles KF, you have a habit of citing isolated incidents and use them to claim a real trend. The reality is... – L&FP, 60: Illustrating an all too...
Viola Lee KF and Jerry: what to you you think of Vivid's post at 179? – From IAI News: How infinity threatens...
kairosfocus Jerry, there is a place for showing that no free will ARGUMENTS inherently assume what they set out to overturn.... – From IAI News: How infinity threatens...
kairosfocus AF, while this is not going to deteriorate into a debate over deviancies, let us compare some dates. The article... – L&FP, 60: Illustrating an all too...
jerry There must be something in this no free will argument. A troll comes along who doesn’t believe in anything he... – From IAI News: How infinity threatens...
Alan Fox https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/04/spain-raises-age-of-consent https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/25/spain-only-yes-means-yes-sexual-consent-bill-expected-to-become-law – L&FP, 60: Illustrating an all too...
kairosfocus OOPS, looks like there is a push in Spain https://rairfoundation.com/pedophiles-celebrate-spanish-minister-declares-children-can-have-sex-with-whomever-they-want-if-they-consent-video/ – L&FP, 60: Illustrating an all too...
vividbleau https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/10/14/transgender-bathroom-policies-open-doors-for-sexual-predators/ – L&FP, 60: Illustrating an all too...
kairosfocus Vivid, the obvious point is that as the BATNA of lawfulness is ever more eroded, the barrier to sexual exploitation... – L&FP, 60: Illustrating an all too...
kairosfocus DD, immediately, there are needless disputes over words; I used preferences as a global term. Next, you again sidestepped the... – From IAI News: How infinity threatens...
vividbleau SG “They have been doing this for decades without a single incident of a woman being harmed.” https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/sexual-predator-jailed-after-claiming-to-be-transgender-in-order-to-assault/ https://www.christianpost.com/news/transgender-bathroom-policies-have-led-to-21-cases-of-crimes-against-women-family-research-council.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11269869/Vermont-girls-high-school-volleyball-team-barred-locker-room-transgender-student.html... – L&FP, 60: Illustrating an all too...