Selectively remembering information that supports your views while forgetting or discounting information that doesn't.
Having a strong emotional reaction to information (+ or -) that confirms your beliefs, while remaining relatively unaffected by information that doesn't.
Signs of Confirmation Bias
When it comes to confirmation bias, there are often signs that a person is inadvertently or consciously falling victim to it. Unfortunately, it can also be very subtle and difficult to spot.
Looking for evidence that confirms what you already think is true, rather than considering all of the evidence available.
Relying on stereotypes or personal biases when assessing information.
"Animism is the way humanity has been deeply connected to the land and its seasonal cycles for millennia, in rapport and conversation with the animals, plants, elements, Ancestors and earth spirits. The opposite of animism is the 'cult of the individual' so celebrated in modern society, and the loss of the animist worldview is at the root of our spiritual disconnect and looming ecological crisis. Human beings are just one strand woven into the complex systems of Earth Community, and the animistic perspective is fundamental to the paradigm shift, and the recovery of our own ancestral wisdom"
~ Pegi Eyers, "Ancient Spirit Rising: Reclaiming Your Roots & Restoring Earth Community"
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art: Andrey Shishkin