The Confirmation Bias Refers to the Empirical or Scientific Evidence

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The confirmation bias refers to the empirical or scientific evidence that is used to confirm or support pseudoscientific claims.

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Definitions:

Meditative Practices

Refers to a variety of techniques and activities designed to focus the mind and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.

Cults

Groups often characterized by their unusual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs, or by their common interest in a particular personality, object, or goal, sometimes exhibiting extreme or unethical behaviors.

Differentiation

In the theory of human ecology refers to the process by which urban populations and their activities become more complex and heterogeneous over time.

Worldly Institutions

institutions that have global influence or operations, affecting people and cultures across different countries and regions.