Bias and Prejudice

What is a bias? 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary says Bias is  an inclination of temperament or outlook. Bias is a systematic error introduced into sampling or testing by selecting or encouraging one outcome or answer over others.

How bias affects our understanding of truth and our life?

Examples of bias:

Science based - if it is based on science, most people thought it must be true. In reality, science is a progress in making by our limited knowledge in limited time and space

Authority based - someone with authority says so which may or may not be true

Common sense - Our common sense is established based on our past life experience but is it reliable?

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