One of the most fascinating things during this pandemic has been watching people create theories that are TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE given the data at hand and then use that to argue that they are the MOST LIKELY explanation
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yup, implicit bias with a dose of confirmation bias rammed in
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We had that in 1989 with "cold fusion".
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There might be a big grey field where it's interactive, like as a reaction to some hypotheses not being taken into account for no good reasons. So their possibility is pushed to the foreground. (Ugh, sorry for bad english)
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Definitely
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“Contrary to the rules of philosophers of science, who advise testing hypotheses by trying to refute them, people (and scientists, quite often) seek data that are likely to be compatible with the beliefs they currently hold”. Kahneman. Thinking Fast and Slow.
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Florid confirmation bias, maybe...?
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Plausibility stream
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I think it's a species of post hoc ergo propter hoc.
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