When I first thought about this, I was fairly confident of my belief; after reading your first comment, I rethought my position but still felt reasonably confident; yet after reading this comment, you've completely changed my position on the issue. I had completely neglected to take into account the largeness of the effect.
You're absolutely correct, and I retract my previous statements to the contrary. Thank you for pointing out my error. (c:
Just a thought I had the other day; what do you think that the political ideas of conservatism have to do with cognitive bias? I mean, how much are people willing to change naturally, without arguing any points?
I know very little about all of these things, so forgive me if this is a silly thought.