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Bias is Inescapable | Scott H Young
Why Biases Can’t Be Fixed: Our Learning
We form mental models of learning, and see any new information based on our pre-existing belief patterns, assumptions, and education, forming a framework of information in our minds.
The new information could easily be rejected if it does not integrate into the existing framework.
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