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Quote with a portrait of Steven Weinberg.

“Journalists generally have no bias toward one cosmological theory or another, but many have a natural preference for .” — Steven Weinberg, Facing Up

Author YahooeyPosted on July 3, 2021June 29, 2021Categories QuotationsTags bias, cosmological theory, excitement, journalists, Steven WeinbergLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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An unbiased appreciation of uncertainty is a cornerstone of rationality—but it is not what people and organizations want.

“An unbiased appreciation of uncertainty is a cornerstone of rationality—but it is not what people and organizations want.” — Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

Author YahooeyPosted on March 5, 2020March 1, 2020Categories QuotationsTags appreciation, bias, Daniel Kahneman, rationality, Thinking Fast and Slow, uncertaintyLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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No one can get the right perspective on himself. Every fact is colored by imagination and dream.

“No one can get the right perspective on himself. Every fact is colored by imagination and dream.” — Clarence Darrow, The Story of My Life

Author YahooeyPosted on October 31, 2017October 9, 2017Categories QuotationsTags bias, Clarence Darrow, dreams, facts, imagination, perspective, point of view, The Story of My LifeLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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As a man is, So he Sees.

“As a man is, So he Sees.” — William Blake, Letter to Reverend John Trusler (1799-08-23)

Author YahooeyPosted on September 18, 2017September 9, 2017Categories QuotationsTags bias, biases, letters, William BlakeLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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If you think that moral reasoning is something we do to figure out the truth, you’ll be constantly frustrated by how foolish, biased, and illogical people become when they disagree with you.

“If you think that moral reasoning is something we do to figure out the truth, you’ll be constantly frustrated by how foolish, biased, and illogical people become when they disagree with you.” — Jonathan Haidt, The Righteous Mind

Author YahooeyPosted on March 22, 2017March 8, 2017Categories QuotationsTags bias, disagreement, foolish, illogical, Jonathan Haidt, moral reasoning, The Righteous Mind, truthLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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People can never have a fruitful argument about something that's part of their identity. By definition they're partisan.

“People can never have a fruitful argument about something that’s part of their identity. By definition they’re partisan.” — Paul Graham, Keep Your Identity Small

Author YahooeyPosted on September 16, 2013March 4, 2017Categories QuotationsTags bias, identity, partisan, Paul Graham2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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