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Originally Posted by Dennis
Just to add to the discussion Alex, research also suggests that we may also have a positivity bias.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31037451/
"Numerous studies on episodic future thinking have demonstrated that individuals perceive their future as more positive and idyllic than their past. It has been suggested that this positivity bias might serve a self-enhancement function."
I guess we just need to make more use of our prefrontal cortex (PFC) which intelligently regulates our thoughts, actions and emotions through extensive connections with other brain regions.
This way we can (hopefully) transcend these other biases.
Cheers
Dennis |
I find the beauty of the internet is you can make a case for most things
I think the most dangerous bias is that of " confirmation bias" which has us seeking support of for our ideas and applying a filter to ignore anything that is not in line with our belief...certainly I have to work hard at times to remain positive.
We all suffer from confirmation bias, some much much more than some and excessive confirmation bias is a common trait we can find with fundamentalists and conspiracy theorists.
I don't believe in anything and repeat such on a regular basis to remind myself that assigning levels of confidence to any proposition helps avoid the confirmation bias inherit with holding a belief.
The grave flaw with forming a belief is that you have taken a position that switches on confirmation bias however if one merely assigns a level of confidence I think ( believe
) you are more open to analysing new information without opinion being clouded by existing belief.
Thank you Dennis for your stimulating input.
alex