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<p>[QUOTE="Razz, post: 4882153, member: 100526"]Its actually a phenomena called confirmation bias. Everyone one does it to a certain extent although most people aren't even aware they do it. If you know what it is you can be aware and adjust, but no one can be cured. It basically goes that someone will use information to confirm a preconceived belief but ignore information that contradicts their belief.</p><p><br /></p><p>So you get someone who will believe a food server in a restaurant when they say face masks don't protect people from COVID 19 transmission because it confirms their belief. They will ignore the mountain of evidence and all the medical professionals on the planet that say masks do help reduce the rate of transmission of COVID 19 because it contradicts their belief.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Razz, post: 4882153, member: 100526"]Its actually a phenomena called confirmation bias. Everyone one does it to a certain extent although most people aren't even aware they do it. If you know what it is you can be aware and adjust, but no one can be cured. It basically goes that someone will use information to confirm a preconceived belief but ignore information that contradicts their belief. So you get someone who will believe a food server in a restaurant when they say face masks don't protect people from COVID 19 transmission because it confirms their belief. They will ignore the mountain of evidence and all the medical professionals on the planet that say masks do help reduce the rate of transmission of COVID 19 because it contradicts their belief.[/QUOTE]
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