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This often leads to the situation in which an entire generation of scientists must grow old and die before the next generation comes up willing to examine new ideas; see Paradigm shift
The opposite of [[bias]] and [[prejudice]] is being objective and even [[skeptical]]. Scientists who are open minded avidly seek data which contradict their theories - or at least the theories of their colleagues. The predominant idea in science is that if collected data contradict a prediction made by any theory, then the theory must be reevaluated or even discarded.
The opposite of [[bias]] and [[prejudice]] is being objective and even [[skeptical]]. Scientists who are open minded avidly seek data which contradict their theories - or at least the theories of their colleagues. The predominant idea in science is that if collected data contradict a prediction made by any theory, then the theory must be reevaluated or even discarded.
Confirmation bias sabotages scientific objectivity by discarding or ignoring data which challenges the prevailing consensus. This often leads to the situation in which an entire generation of scientists must grow old and die before the next generation comes up which is willing to examine newly discovered ideas; see [[Paradigm shift]].
See:
See:
*[[scientific method]]
*[[scientific method]]