What Is Confirmation Bias?

“Confirmation bias is a beast” (Tyler, 2016). There’s bias in the media, in education, in the environment and in law enforcement. Recognizing bias is inescapable. Bias is when we favor information that agrees with our hypothesis, even if proven wrong. “Confirmation bias contributes to overconfidence in personal beliefs and can maintain or strengthen beliefs in the face of contrary evidence” “Confirmation Bias”, (2017). There are philosophies of morality that are social practices of right and wrong.
Through research/information searches public policy decisions in law enforcement are based on evidence and logic, “but the culture of science is populated by people, each with a relational stake in the outcome” (Wallace, 2015). The decision
If policies are disregarded, then local government are demonstrating confirmation bias by their overconfidence in personal beliefs, rather than the right of the people. In a recent case in New York City, a 20-year-old African American male is the person allegedly responsible for the murder of a 25-year old Caucasian female jogger in Howard Beach, NY. Someone that I personally know was arrested as a suspect in this case. Being an “innocent family man”, this was the last thing on his bucket list. However, he was not alone, there were six additional black males between ages 20-35 years old, arrested for the same suspicion of murder. Without legal advice or representation, they each had to take a DNA saliva swab, finger prints were taken and a mug-shot. These men
“The liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children…” stems from the 1925 decision of Pierce v. Society of Sisters, the U.S. Supreme Court “struck down a compulsory attendance act that required all parents to send their students to public schools, instead of private or religious schools…the court concluded this act was unconstitutional”. It interfered with the liberty of parents and guardians to direct the upbringing and education of children under their control. Parental rights would eventually be added to the Constitution consisting of six sections entitling parents to abide by these laws. When it comes to decision making, my Christian worldview on parenting would stand out. “God gives parents to children to help build the qualities into them that will prepare them for a most useful and satisfying life” (Strauss, 2005). Every parent has an idea of how their child(ren) should be raised. We cannot expect for our children to turn out “right” if we as parents, don’t understand what “right” is. The bible however, is a manual that can be followed to direct our children to the “right” way of life. A few principles that parents can follow are a) to lead them to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. b) to teach them responsibility and c) to teach them the basic traits of Christian character. “ I have no