Confirmation Bias

I am reading a book I have wanted to read for a while now called "Blackout" by Candice Owens.  I think every liberal ought to read this but they would probably have an aversion to it as I have towards "White Fragility".  We all have Confirmation Bias, every last one of us.  A liberal will only read liberal stuff and a conservative only conservative stuff. If we are Christian and belong to a denomination, we will find scripture to support what we think already.  I remember as a young man in a certain denomination that I was raised in as I studied the Bible, I would often read my denominations material to help understand the Bible. That is confirmation bias. We do it religiously and politically and probably in other areas of life also. Over the years my thinking about a lot of subjects has changed. If we can forgo confirmation bias and read new material that is not supporting what we already believe we might actually learn something. I bet if you read some of my blog posts from when I first started blogging, I have probably changed my mind about something. And there it is still on the internet. It never goes away even when we change our minds. Confirmation bias will prevent us from learning.  It is natural for all of us to do it. It is as old as the Bible. The first to speak in court sounds right— until the cross-examination begins. Proverbs 18:17 (NLT).  Words from King Solomon and it is true. Perhaps it would be good to cross-examine what we already believe? Just something to think about.  God bless, LVZ.