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Logical Fallacy of Confirmation BiasWhenever a logical fallacy is committed, the fallacy has its roots in Agrippa's trilemma. All human thought (without Divine revelation) is based on one of three unhappy possibilities. These three possibilities are infinite regression, circular reasoning, or axiomatic thinking. This problem is known as Agrippa's trilemma. Some have claimed that only logic and math can be known without Divine revelation; however, that is not true. Without Divine revelation, neither logic nor math can be known. Science is also limited to the pragmatic because of the weakness on human reasoning, which is known as Agrippa's trilemma. Confirmation bias is one of the many smokescreens that are used to cover the fact that the reasoning is based on one of the three fallacies of Agrippa's trilemma. The logical fallacy of confirmation bias occurs when a worldvew/paradigm/fake-reality is used as a filter to twist evidence to confirm the worldview even when the evidence actually conflicts with the worldview. Examples of the Logical Fallacy of Confirmation Bias
Examining the posts of this person reveals nothing but a rich place to harvest examples of irrational thinking, yet, in his mind, every new fallacy is confirmation of his intelligence and his worldview.
If this person were to examine each piece of so-called evidence, they would find that each so-called evidence is based on made-up stories, arbitrary assumptions, irrational thinking, or outright lies. This would shake their inner world. However, the human mind is deceitful and desperately wicked to the point that no one can really trust their own mind. So, the mind of someone who is truly convinced of a lie will not allow examination, and everything becomes evidence for the paradigm/fake-reality. The good news is that the work of the Holy Spirit is largely to overcome the paradigms and confirmation bias in those who follow Christ. Of course, that means that all of our pet theories and theologies have to be shaken until only that which cannot be shaken will remain. Hint: all human thought can be shaken and only deity cannot be shaken. 
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