Moose
Concept Designer
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Biased
Feb 27, 2009 15:13:04 GMT -5
Post by Moose on Feb 27, 2009 15:13:04 GMT -5
August 16, 2008
The main problem that I have with writing these things is that the same people constantly keep complaining that I'm too biased. Am I biased? Of course I am! That just means I have an opinion just like everyone else.
The word "bias" is almost always used in a negative context. That doesn't mean it has to be a bad thing. Everyone's biased about everything. Even the most "unbiased" sources are still biased. If you're neutral, you're also biased. You're biased in favor whatever your definition of neutrality is.
In politics, you're considered "unbiased" if you present a bipartisan view. In other words, if you present both the Democratic and Republican arguments without showing favoritism towards one or the other, you're unbiased. However, that means you're still biased because you're not showing the views of the Green Party, the Libertarians, the Nazis, or even the Flat Earth Society!
Even the most unbiased people have some inherent biases.
Stop treating bias as something bad. Remember, even the truth is biased because there are a lot of times when one idea is true and the others aren't. That's just the way things are.
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