Its that one time that you notice something is different, something has changed. You can't quite put a finger on it, but its there - eating at you. what is it??? The moment (remains!)
Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, once wrote:
So yes, we are biased.
We are biased towards
science and biased against
pseudoscience.
We are biased towards
astronomy, and biased against
astrology.
[1]
We are biased towards
chemistry, and biased against
alchemy.
[2]
We are biased towards
mathematics, and biased against
numerology.
[3]
We are biased towards
medicine, and biased against
homeopathy.
[4]
We are biased towards
venipuncture, and biased against
acupuncture.
[5]
We are biased towards
solar energy, and biased against
esoteric energy.
[6]
We are biased towards
actual conspiracies and biased against
conspiracy theories.
[7]
We are biased towards
cargo planes, and biased against
cargo cults.
We are biased towards
vaccination, and biased against
vaccine hesitancy.
[8]
We are biased towards
magnetic resonance imaging, and biased against
magnetic therapy.
[9]
We are biased towards
crops, and biased against
crop circles.
[10]
We are biased towards
laundry detergent, and biased against
laundry balls.
[11]
We are biased towards
augmentative and alternative communication, and biased against
facilitated communication.
We are biased towards
water treatment, and biased against
magnetic water treatment.
We are biased towards
mercury in
saturated calomel electrodes, and biased against
mercury in
quack medicines.
[12]
We are biased towards
blood transfusions, and biased against
blood letting.
We are biased towards
electromagnetic fields, and biased against
microlepton fields.
[13]
We are biased towards
evolution, and biased against
young earth creationism.
[14]
We are biased towards
holocaust studies, and biased against
holocaust denial.
[15]
We are biased towards an (
approximately)
spherical earth, and biased against a
flat earth.
[16]
We are biased towards the
sociology of race, and biased against
scientific racism.
[17]
We are biased towards the
scientific consensus on climate change, and biased against
global warming conspiracy theories.
[18]
We are biased towards
the existence of Jesus and biased against
the existence of Santa Claus.
[19]
We are biased towards
geology, and biased against
flood geology.
[20]
We are biased towards medical treatments that have been proven to be effective in
double-blind
clinical trials, and biased against medical treatments that are based upon
preying on the gullible.
[21]
We are biased towards
astronauts and cosmonauts, and biased against
ancient astronauts.
[22]
We are biased towards
psychology, and biased against
phrenology.
We are biased towards
Mendelism, and biased against
Lysenkoism.
And we are not going to change. tgeorgescu ( talk) 00:12, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
References
Its that one time that you notice something is different, something has changed. You can't quite put a finger on it, but its there - eating at you. what is it??? The moment (remains!)
Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, once wrote:
So yes, we are biased.
We are biased towards
science and biased against
pseudoscience.
We are biased towards
astronomy, and biased against
astrology.
[1]
We are biased towards
chemistry, and biased against
alchemy.
[2]
We are biased towards
mathematics, and biased against
numerology.
[3]
We are biased towards
medicine, and biased against
homeopathy.
[4]
We are biased towards
venipuncture, and biased against
acupuncture.
[5]
We are biased towards
solar energy, and biased against
esoteric energy.
[6]
We are biased towards
actual conspiracies and biased against
conspiracy theories.
[7]
We are biased towards
cargo planes, and biased against
cargo cults.
We are biased towards
vaccination, and biased against
vaccine hesitancy.
[8]
We are biased towards
magnetic resonance imaging, and biased against
magnetic therapy.
[9]
We are biased towards
crops, and biased against
crop circles.
[10]
We are biased towards
laundry detergent, and biased against
laundry balls.
[11]
We are biased towards
augmentative and alternative communication, and biased against
facilitated communication.
We are biased towards
water treatment, and biased against
magnetic water treatment.
We are biased towards
mercury in
saturated calomel electrodes, and biased against
mercury in
quack medicines.
[12]
We are biased towards
blood transfusions, and biased against
blood letting.
We are biased towards
electromagnetic fields, and biased against
microlepton fields.
[13]
We are biased towards
evolution, and biased against
young earth creationism.
[14]
We are biased towards
holocaust studies, and biased against
holocaust denial.
[15]
We are biased towards an (
approximately)
spherical earth, and biased against a
flat earth.
[16]
We are biased towards the
sociology of race, and biased against
scientific racism.
[17]
We are biased towards the
scientific consensus on climate change, and biased against
global warming conspiracy theories.
[18]
We are biased towards
the existence of Jesus and biased against
the existence of Santa Claus.
[19]
We are biased towards
geology, and biased against
flood geology.
[20]
We are biased towards medical treatments that have been proven to be effective in
double-blind
clinical trials, and biased against medical treatments that are based upon
preying on the gullible.
[21]
We are biased towards
astronauts and cosmonauts, and biased against
ancient astronauts.
[22]
We are biased towards
psychology, and biased against
phrenology.
We are biased towards
Mendelism, and biased against
Lysenkoism.
And we are not going to change. tgeorgescu ( talk) 00:12, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
References