riVeRraT writes:
Science is biased in favor of empirical evidence.
That is an example of the word bias being used incorrectly.
I rebutted this in
Message 190, you didn't reply. Once again:
Percy in Message 190 writes:
Like most words in the English language, bias has more than one definition. When you paraphrase Nator as having said, "Science is biased in favor of unbiased evidence," you're actually using two different definitions of bias. The first occurrence uses the definition, "An inclination," while the second uses, "An inclination that inhibits impartial judgment." While the former definition is not as common, it is still typical enough to be encountered daily.
So another way to say the same thing would be, "Science is inclined toward unbiased evidence."
Of course, you're commenting on your attempted paraphrase of what Nator said, not on something she actually said.
Without blaming anyone, I'd like to request that you and Nator stop going round and round on this particular point.
--Percy