Re:Why so many minds think alike
by mdd on Monday January 19, 2009 @06:45PM
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The research calls into question decision-making bodies that operate by consensus, Berns said. For example, in the U.S. legal system, many cases are decided by the unanimous judgment of the members of a jury.
"You can't separate those judgments from the fact that you have 12 people who have to come to a unanimous decision, and have to conform their opinion to each other, so of course it will distort how they view evidence," he said.
I wish the article expanded a little more on that point... It's both interesting and terrifying.
"You can't separate those judgments from the fact that you have 12 people who have to come to a unanimous decision, and have to conform their opinion to each other, so of course it will distort how they view evidence," he said.
I wish the article expanded a little more on that point... It's both interesting and terrifying.