fear of the unknown? People ask ask ask ask, no answers, no replies so ask ask ask ask ask and nothing, Really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Possible disrespect?
Read 'em and weep. Where America's academic institutions were once the world-renowned bastions of free thought and expression, robust debate and genuine scientific skepticism, now... moreRead 'em and weep. Where America's academic institutions were once the world-renowned bastions of free thought and expression, robust debate and genuine scientific skepticism, now students must cower in fear of saying something which might 'offend' another or, worse, might differ from the politically-charged, pseudo-scientific claptrap of faculty.
This is what higher 'education' looks like in the land of the 'free.'
Professors tell students: Drop class if you dispute man-made climate change
Festus High student suspended after holding up Trump sign at school pep assembly
Rutgers: to avoid microaggressions, only speak when 'necessary'
I just heard Donald Trump telling a rally that illegal immigrants are a drain on the US economy. Not true; they pay taxes, but can't claim money back in welfare. He claimed Hillary... moreI just heard Donald Trump telling a rally that illegal immigrants are a drain on the US economy. Not true; they pay taxes, but can't claim money back in welfare. He claimed Hillary supports catch and release. Not true; catch and release was scrapped by George W. Bush, and has not been reinstated since. The truth is, more illegal immigrants have been deported under Barack Obama than any previous president. His speech was a pack of lies start to finish. And he is still going on about building his ridiculous wall and making the Mexicans pay for it. There is no way to make the Mexicans pay for it, and I don't believe his stupid wall would ever be built, even if the fool were to get elected. What a load of rubbish he talks! Why does anyone take this lying clown, who is facing criminal charges for his Trump University con (and would be facing more charges in other states if he hadn't bribed the attorneys: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/07/06/3795722/pam-bondi-trump-complaint/), seriously?
http://www.npr.org/20... less
I have a Netgear Streamer I got two years ago. I have recently have has to keep signing in to YouTube a lot lately after being sighed out even though I did not sigh out . Usually I... moreI have a Netgear Streamer I got two years ago. I have recently have has to keep signing in to YouTube a lot lately after being sighed out even though I did not sigh out . Usually I go months at a time before I have to sign in after being sighed out.
I mean, on one level, all concepts are "made-up", because people have to think of the idea and coin a name for it. But the idea that human beings tend to notice and remember facts ... moreI mean, on one level, all concepts are "made-up", because people have to think of the idea and coin a name for it. But the idea that human beings tend to notice and remember facts that confirm an idea more easily than facts that don't confirm it, is a bare fact of human psychology. It's not a new idea either. Francis Bacon (considered to be the father of the scientific method) noticed it and wrote about it nearly 400 years ago:
http://peterlevine.ws/?p=13386
So, if someone were to tell you that they know a certain proposition is true, because they have seen the evidence for themselves, and then go on to dismiss confirmation bias as a possible cause for their belief, because they have not personally seen evidence that confirmation bias is real, exactly how barking mad would you rate that person to be? less
