Shermer describes how expectations and prior commitments influence interpretation, then advocates recording contrary evidence and testing alternative explanations. The proposed Academy transfer is to preserve initial tasting observations and business predictions before labels, discussion or outcomes revise the story.
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Selected PDF sheets134–136,343–370,397–400,443–455; not a continuous quotation
Paraphrase verified against supplied source. Academy applications are researcher proposals. All519sheets read; numerical, causal and statistical errors qualified in LIT.
Evidence Boundary
Source-grounded paraphrase, not endorsement of every claim. Primary corrections and full coverage are recorded in the Literature Note.
The Believing Brain — Critical Review and Academy Applications