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Thought for the day.
When you read something that hits your confirmation bias button; do you look for competing views?
e.g. I just started reading "Ultra-processed people, the science behind food that isn't food" the amount of confirmation bias is truly staggering; I haven't had it like this in the past. A lot of the points are written down what I have been thinking for years (decades even).
I feel like I need to look for a competing view to check my existing bias, the author has done some of this and basically calls out the competing views as compromised by conflict of interest from the food industry.
I try to. I started because I got so annoyed with others failing to do this.
However, I still fail at it often enough to occasionally embarrass myself.
Don't do it for them, do it for you.
It makes you more aware of your bias, and thus hopefully will consider the other side and its merits. I always remember the quote (though I can;t remember who said it) "no one is the villain in their own story", there will be a reason why they believe what they do, sometimes understanding will permit a dialog where friction will only cause more friction.