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Confirmation Bias

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The proof of a God, is in the echo. Logically, something had to be first, hints the proof being in the echo. Rationally, the sound, and or reaction creates the echo, correct? Although, what creation, created the creator? Again, remember, the proof is in the echo, and as we truffle along this essay, there will be a small re-routing of the actual proof of a God, regarding, not what created the creator, but why the creator created such a creation. Throughout the course of this essay we will be debunking the credibility of science, in terms of its theory on space’s specific rate of expansion, taking an intrinsic look at logic and truth by exploiting the hypocritical evidence of the atheist’s perspective, touching in on a linguistic point of view, …show more content…

Confirmation bias, availability heuristic, and a mental set. What is confirmation bias? In psychology and cognitive science, confirmation bias is a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, and completely disregarding anything contrary to them. What is availability heuristics? In psychology, availability heuristics is defined as a mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method or decision. What is a mental set? In psychology, a mental set can be defined as a framework for thinking about a problem. It can be shaped by either a habit or by one’s desires. Mental sets can make it easy to solve a variety of problems, but attaching a mental set in the wrong situation can inhibit problem-solving, creative conclusions, and innovative solutions. Now that we have covered the definitive meanings behind the following psychological terms, we can conclude that egocentric believer, is not only incorrect in their approach with the atheist, but we should now have a better insight in identifying that there are more than one type of believers among

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