If we know that we’re prone to confirmation bias, but that this bias can be neutralized by following certain scientific protocols, or by reasoning together in diverse groups, then this can lead to strategies for effectively managing and reducing the effects of this bias.
Also, if we know that we’re prone to confirmation bias, and we know that we’re also prone to overconfidence, then it helps us to identify certain attitudes, or virtues, that should be cultivated to help avoid the effects of these biases.
One of these attitudes is what I like to call epistemic humility. “Epistemic” is a philosopher’s term that means “pertaining to knowledge,” so in this respect I’m talking about humility regarding the status of our ...
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