The problem is that our ideas are sticky: once we produce a theory, we are not likely to change our minds—so those who delay developing their theories are better off.
Once we develop a theory, we are unlikely to change it even when presented with contrary evidence.
Mick developed the theory that people who vote democrat are more likely to get sick. He did this based on a flimsy meme that was factually incorrect. However, when I sent him a study that showed an association between counties with decreasing lifespans and voting for Trump, he DIDN'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE IT.
Ok...an annoying habit I've picked up. Say OK when I want to collect my thoughts.
OK, people may be physically or mentally INCAPABLE of overcoming a bias when seeking new information.
They may decide the car was red when it was actually blue. They will forever recall the car was red becuse that's what their mind saw. "I know what I saw..." Well, this is true. They do know what their mind saw. However, they don't know that what their mind saw was actually the same thing in front of them.
