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Tagarchief: cognitive bias
Rational altruism and risk aversion
Let’s start with a very hypothetical but tricky dilemma. The importance of this dilemma will become clear at the end. Suppose I give you a choice between two options. If you choose option A, I will save one person. If … Lees verder
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Tags: cognitive bias, effective altruism, moral illusions, rational ethics, risk aversion
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Discrimination biases
Unwanted arbitrariness is the most important threat for a rational ethic. An important category of unwanted arbitrariness, is discrimination, with the three most known and important examples: sexism, racism and speciesism. Discrimination is fundamentally immoral and should be avoided. However, … Lees verder
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Exploiting the cognitive biases of altruists
How to become an effective altruist? The answer is easy: by exploiting the cognitive biases of altruists. Learn about cognitive biases, see how altruists are susceptible to these biases by making ineffective choices, and do what those biased altruists don’t … Lees verder
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The identifiable problem effect
The identifiable victim effect is a cognitive bias (or moral illusion) where an incentive to help someone is higher when the person in need can be identified by the helper. For example, people donate more money to a charity if … Lees verder
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The most serious moral illusion: arbitrary group selection
Moral illusions are spontaneous, intuitive moral judgments that are very persistent, but they violate our deepest moral values. They distract us away from a rational, authentic ethic. Probably the most problematic moral illusion is arbitrary group selection. This moral illusion … Lees verder
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Tags: cognitive bias, EA Forum, effective altruism, moral illusions, nationalism, speciesism, wild animal suffering
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Het grote belang van de verre toekomst
Als je goed wil doen in de wereld, waar kun je je dan best op focussen? Als je anderen wil helpen, wat kun je dan best doen? Help je je buurman? Of kijk je verder, naar de asielzoeker of de … Lees verder
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Tags: cognitive bias, effectief altruïsme, existentieel risico, verre toekomst
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The anti-experimentation bias
People should not be used as test objects, which means using someone against his or her will in an experiment is morally problematic and would require very strong justification. However, a lot of people are also reluctant to perform medical, … Lees verder
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Conflict of interest bias
In discussions about controversial topics such as climate change, vaccine safety, environmental sustainability, pesticide toxicity, chronic Lyme disease, male privilege or homeopathic therapies, we often hear the argument that scientific studies are biased due to financial conflicts of interest of … Lees verder
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Tags: cognitive bias, effective environmentalism, rationality, science
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Reflections on male privilege
Our biggest concern in ethics is unwanted arbitrariness. That is why I am against all kinds of discrimination (because the victims of discrimination cannot want their arbitrary exclusion). One form of discrimination is sexism. However, the discussion of sexism is … Lees verder
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Tags: cognitive bias, discrimination, rational ethics, sexism
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It’s time to take the Red Pill and change your mind
Are you afraid of changing your mind about a deeply held belief, about an emotionally strong conviction that you have? A few years ago, I changed – as an environmentalist – my mind about GMOs. Since then, and due to … Lees verder
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Stijn Bruers, the rational ethicist 