Why We Share Misinformation - The role of five cognitive biases.

[@farhanizzaz5283]

Amazing video from an underrated channel, i think you should make more shorts to grow your channel, since most people nowadays spent more times on shorts rather than a long video

[@thesciencelens]

Thanks! I appreciate the nice comment. I'll definitely consider your suggestion about making shorts. I haven't done it so far because my schedule is already pretty full but you're right that it could be good for the channel. Cheers!

[@yaysmina]

Great video from a small channel!

[@thesciencelens]

Thanks, Yarno! Small but growing day by day :)

[@tdiddle8950]

In group bias? Have you heard of the Stanford Prison Experiment? PS, I've just started watching, and I will watch a little more, but then I will likely subscribe. I love to support quality up and coming YT channels (as I wish to be one soon myself).

[@thesciencelens]

The Stanford Prison Experiment is a pretty crazy story. Pretty disturbing how quickly that got out of hand! Thanks for watching and commenting. Send me a note when your channel is up and running and I'll check it out!

[@tdiddle8950]

@@thesciencelens From a psychological perspective, it shows how very deeply social roles effect how we perceive the world. The same principle is operant in science in general.

[@tdiddle8950]

Okay, I've watched more, and I do like what I'm seeing, but my central question to you, dear Sir, is:: "What, exactly , is factual information?" I'm an intellectual and have a proclivity towards information that comes from 'reputable sources,' but what truly is a reputable source? History shows us all to ignorant fools, so what is the difference between being wrong (in a historical context) using reputable sources and being wrong by using less than reputable sources? And think about this: the science that we all exalt is created by people who need financing. I often say that every scientist needs a paycheck, and whoever writes that check gets to ultimately choose the direction of our beloved science.

[@thesciencelens]

You're right. I think if I had to sum up what I try to communicate with my videos it's that you'll never be able to reach an absolute truth in real life. Every measurement is a little bit wrong, no source is completely reliable, even our own senses and brains let us down. All we can do is try to understand these problems of knowledge so that when we can be slightly less wrong, or, wrong for the right reasons.

[@tdiddle8950]

@@thesciencelens Yes, I see what you're saying now. KZbin is not the best social media platform. So, the understanding of the lack of absolute knowledge in this world, and the understanding that we, as humans, have less than perfect perceptions is the basis upon which I found my spirituality. We can understand nothing for sure in this world, so we should be open to everything, but fools to nothing. Indeed, I am very much into the philosophy, or metaphysics, of both science and spirituality. I won't go into this too much here, but I strongly believe that the scientific method itself, though a great tool (think of skyscrapers and rocket ships having been built successfully) is only a tool and not something that is absolute or fundamental. Think of it this way...satellite communication would not be possible with only Newtonian physics. For satellites that are distant from the earth to keep time with the earth itself, something that is essential for quality data transfer to occur, Relativity is required, because the time is different as one goes further away from the gravitational pull of the earth. Time can literally be different in two different places that we experience here on earth. Then, in my opinion, if one truly understands observer created reality (with an open mind), then one has to understand that the mindset and thoughts of the scientist actually effect the very basis of the elements of the experiment itself.

[@thesciencelens]

@@tdiddle8950 Well put. I also think that there's more to understanding the world than can be provided by science. That's why I called my channel 'The Science Lens', because I consider it a way of looking at the world, not the answer to all of its questions. To paraphrase a quote from Einstein - Logic will get you from A to B, imagination will take you anywhere.

[@tdiddle8950]

@@thesciencelens Amazing quote! You can't get better than that!