Tag Confirmation bias

Selective attention to, interpretation of, or acceptance of evidence favouring existing beliefs.

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A Hindi reel compares Jesus’s resurrection, the splitting of the Moon and Hanuman’s encounter with the Sun to question religious double standards. Sacred texts, an important correction to the Hanuman example and research on confirmation bias show why consistent scrutiny matters without requiring identical beliefs.

Open Post: Why We Question Other Religions’ Miracles but Accept Our Own: Faith, Evidence and Double Standards