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Open Discussions => General Discussion => Topic started by: Unbeliever on January 07, 2019, 03:14:23 pm

Title: Facts Don't Win Fights: Here’s How to Cut Through Confirmation Bias
Post by: Unbeliever on January 07, 2019, 03:14:23 pm


QuoteIf you want someone to see an issue rationally, you just show them the facts, right? No one can refute a fact. Well, brain imaging and psychological studies are showing that, society wide, we may be on the wrong path by holding evidence up as an Ace card. Neuroscientist Tali Sharot and her colleagues have proven that reading the same set of facts polarizes groups of people even further, because of our in-built confirmation biases--something we all fall prey to, equally. In fact, Sharot cites research from Yale University that disproves the idea that the social divisions we are experiencing right now--over climate change, gun control, or vaccines--are somehow the result of an intelligence gap: smart people are just as illogical, and what's more, they are even more skilled at skewing data to align with their beliefs. So if facts aren't the way forward, what is? There is one thing that may help us swap the moral high ground for actual progress: finding common motives. Here, Sharot explains why identifying a shared goal is better than winning a fight.



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