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Being deeply knowledgeable on one subject narrows one's focus and increases confidence, but it also blurs dissenting views until they are no longer visible, thereby transforming data collection into bias confirmation and morphing self-deception into self-assurance. Michael Shermer

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bobhoff59 7 Apr 24
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Yep. There's an important element called "BALANCE". We seem to be seeing less and less of it lately.

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