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before our eyes tells us otherwise. At some level we all value group acceptance, sometimes even over reality itself. But if we care about truth, we must fight against this. Why? Because the cognitive biases that I have described in this chapter are the perfect precursor for post-truth. If we are already motivated to want to believe certain things,
... See moreLee McIntyre • Post-Truth (MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)
equally capable of telling truth from identity-confirming fiction.
Robert Faris • Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics
The term “cognitive biases” is arguably misleading in that it suggests that believing truth would be a kind of default. Arguably, it’s amazing that we manage to believe the truth at all. If you want your beliefs to be accurate, you’re constantly swimming against your own biology and instincts.Broadly speaking, I think we can identify three reasons... See more