Beliefs Quote by Criss Jami

“The real trouble begins when confirmation bias distorts your active pursuit of facts.”

— David McRaney

“Confirmation bias is the most effective way to go on living a lie.”

— Criss Jami

“In fact ever since I first learned about confirmation bias I’ve been seeing it everywhere. Everywhere.”

— Jon Ronson

“We typically have a bias that tells us we are less susceptible to bias than everyone else.”

— Will Storr

“In fact, I suspect they prefer flawed certainty to faultless ambivalence.”

— Bobby Adair

“For this is one of those disheartening instances where truth requires full as much bolstering as error.”

— Herman Melville

“If I can't be sure of the actual events any more, I can at least be true to the impressions those facts left.”

— Julian Barnes

“Remember, it’s easier to believe an outlandish lie confirming what you suspect than the most obvious truth that denies it,”

— Michael J. Sullivan

“Because it’s very easy to fall victim to confirmation bias, try focusing only on data that invalidates your hypothesis before looking for data that…

— Product School

“Sometimes, some lies that spoken with high confidence could be more receptive than facts that spoken with doubt.”

— Toba Beta

“Never assume, only rely on facts to base your decisions.”

— Steven Redhead

“I have my own theory: ignorance is bliss. The less you know, the more confident you can be in tackling things.”

— Stephen Richards