Charles W. wrote:I'm being snarky because you keep talking about liberal confirmation bias,
This was the first time I've brought up confirmation bias. Snark preceded that by a large amount. And didn't you say that I had already lost, and therefore you weren't listening to me anymore?
Charles W. wrote: then you write, "But why should I trust them if I don't trust the government bureaucracy that has them bought and paid for." Your posts demonstrate (or at least suggest) that your deep skepticism over science is because it tends to promote actions that go against your political positions, therefore it must be biased.
No. My deep skepticism of institution science -- while still firmly believing in the idea of the scientific method -- started when I observed studies being taken seriously and influencing policy that any engineer would laugh at. That's when I started looking at things closer. My skepticism in institutional science preceded my skepticism in government, while ultimately leading me to that place. So as you can see, you got the whole cause and effect reversed, and once again, your assumptions about me are wrong. Assumptions that go unexamined so you can discount another point of view is, wait for it, a pretty good example confirmation bias.
Besides, my confirmation bias is inconsequential. I go out of my way *not* to tell people what to do. It's the confirmation bias built into the governing paradigm, which you buy into, that is the real problem. They want to tell everybody what to do, down to the smallest detail. When someone is trying to tell someone else how to live their life, then a little skepticism is warranted, no?
The thing is, I used to agree with you 100%. Heck, I *was* you. And not all that long ago. Then I looked outside my bubble. When the evidence changes, I change my mind. When's the last time you looked, really looked, outside your bubble?
Do they "prove it"? Or do they just "highly suggest" it? Were they based on surveys inflicted on undergrad psych majors?Charles W. wrote:And I can find two studies that prove that (of course, by the rules of the game, one couldn't prove it at all, but that is another matter).
Charles W. wrote:Now I believe one should always follow the money. I don't trust any human endeavor absolutely.
Maybe there is hope for you yet!
Charles W. wrote:But to quote the great philosopher Steven Colbert, "Reality has a well-known liberal bias."
Or maybe not.