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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by peterwoerner on Sunday November 08, 2020 @06:38AM (#25025067)
Have you ever dug into Bayesian reasoning? See E.T. Jayne's probability theory chapter 5 for an explanation on this.

The more facts we get, the more likely our views diverge and become more strongly held.

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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by namuol on Sunday November 08, 2020 @08:48PM (#25030675)
Yeah, I don't disagree. The more facts we have to choose from, the more susceptible to bias, because we will have a wider variety to cherry-pick from.

But for those who are genuinely interested in the truth and vigorously fighting biases, more facts can only help construct a "more complete" truth.

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