Cognitive biases are an inherited feature of all human brains, not curable

Evidence

It is a fascinating question why any of these cognitive biases might be there in the first place. Isn’t truth adapative—wouldn’t believing the truth increase our chances for survival? For whatever reason, we must recognize that a plethora of cognitive biases are just part of the way that our brains are wired. We have no choice about whether we have them (even though we may hope that through careful study and training in critical reasoning we might exert some measure of control over how much we let them influence our beliefs). Whether we are liberal or conservative, cognitive bias is part of our human inheritance. — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 115

Categorization

• QUESTION: McIntyre raises whether truth is adaptive without resolving it — worth chasing the evolutionary puzzle of why false belief persists.
• XREF: connects to: Motivated reasoning is the motive while confirmation bias is the mechanism — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 100; Contradictory thinking and self-serving bias are universal human traits; Allport claimed prejudice is normal cognition, not pathology (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• All people harbor prejudice as a normal cognitive function #corroborates (0.85) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 285
• Contradictory thinking and self-serving bias are universal human traits #corroborates (0.82)
• Reframing bias as universal brain function defuses defensiveness in anti-racism training. #expands (0.78) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1359
• Allport claimed prejudice is normal cognition, not pathology #expands (0.75)
• Normal cognitive processes can still generate morally unacceptable prejudice #complicates (0.74)
• Bias operates without intention or awareness #expands (0.72)