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Pemulis_DMZ's avatar

I like this author's approach to practically explaining the motivations that unconciously lead to bias, and actionable advice on how to prevent such biases. It takes positive approach to a bleak picture of the wider scientific community in Western Society.

I'd like to humbly submit one more admitedly half-baked reason for the mass bias we see in so much scientific research and the way media presents it. At the end of the day, humans are seen as merely another animal to most of these people. Ironically, rejecting the belief in God has created a desperate need to feel they understand and control everything around them. That leads to Trust the Science, faith in humans as the high power. Good luck with that.

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just a farmer's avatar

Yeah--the billboard held by the science activist in the pink hat shows how many of them see the average American.

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Nancy M's avatar

I don’t think your thoughts are “half-baked”!

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