Christian ApologeticsQuestion 9, An Objection: Isn’t Christian apologetics is an exercise in confirmation bias?Answer: Confirmation bias can and should be avoided.Comment: It is a common objection from skeptics that Christians in general and apologists in particular are only interested in evidence which supports their faith and the case for it. This would be called confirmation … Continue reading Crucial Questions: An Apologetics Catechism
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Crucial Questions: An Apologetics Catechism
Christian ApologeticsWords in So Many Characters 8Confirmation bias in 210 charactersConfirmation bias occurs when a person sees information and evidence in a way that only confirms or supports that person’s pre-existing beliefs or paradigm, causing distortion of the assessment of reality and a defective decision-taking process.