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"The confidence people have in their beliefs is not a measure of the quality of evidence but of the coherence of the story the mind has managed to construct."

— Daniel Kahneman

The Confidence People Have In Their Beliefs Is Not A Measure Of The Quality Of E

The confidence people have in their beliefs is not a measure of the quality of evidence but of the coherence of the story the mind has managed to construct.

— Daniel Kahneman
From Thinking, Fast and Slow
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