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'''Genius bias''' is the tendency for people with a particularly belief system, especially [[liberals]], to promote someone with similar beliefs as a "genius" at the expense of more accomplished or qualified persons not sharing those beliefs. | '''Genius bias''' is the tendency for people with a particularly belief system, especially [[liberals]], to promote someone with similar beliefs as a "genius" at the expense of more accomplished or qualified persons not sharing those beliefs. | ||
| − | The | + | The [[New York Times]] often employs '''genius bias''' to promote an [[atheist]] or [[liberal]]. Although [[Jonathan Wells]] is more qualified than [[Richard Dawkins]], the [[New York Times]] described Dawkins as the "eminent" "evolutionary biologist."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/science/27expelled.html?_r=1&oref=slogin</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:45, October 2, 2007
Genius bias is the tendency for people with a particularly belief system, especially liberals, to promote someone with similar beliefs as a "genius" at the expense of more accomplished or qualified persons not sharing those beliefs.
The New York Times often employs genius bias to promote an atheist or liberal. Although Jonathan Wells is more qualified than Richard Dawkins, the New York Times described Dawkins as the "eminent" "evolutionary biologist."[1]