Why We See What We Want to See: The Extraordinary Power of Confirmation Bias

English philosopher Francis Bacon articulated the concept of confirmation bias before the term even existed. He said,The human understanding, when it has once adopted an opinion, draws all things … to support and agree with it. The saying “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” is one of the oldest idioms in the English […]

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