Human Mind Prefers Simple Explanations Over Complex Truths

[Analogous]

New research shows that people tend to prefer simple explanations even when complex ones are more accurate. The study found that individuals focus mainly on visible or known causes while neglecting hidden or absent ones, leading to oversimplified reasoning.

Human Mind Prefers Simple Explanations Over Complex Truths - Neuroscience News

New research shows that people tend to prefer simple explanations even when complex ones are more accurate.

neurosciencenews.com

 

[square_wave]

New research shows that people tend to prefer simple explanations even when complex ones are more accurate. The study found that individuals focus mainly on visible or known causes while neglecting hidden or absent ones, leading to oversimplified reasoning.

Human Mind Prefers Simple Explanations Over Complex Truths - Neuroscience News

New research shows that people tend to prefer simple explanations even when complex ones are more accurate.

neurosciencenews.com

I see this all the time, across multiple areas of life. The "kiss" method being used in places where it shouldn't be.

 

[Analogous]

Cognitive effort requires energy…

Great Thinking Is Supposed to Make Your Brain Hurt

A tired brain isn't lazy. It’s protecting itself.

www.psychologytoday.com

 

[dvraghavan]

Cognitive effort requires energy…

Great Thinking Is Supposed to Make Your Brain Hurt

A tired brain isn't lazy. It’s protecting itself.

www.psychologytoday.com

There is this book "Thinking fast and slow" which describes many experiments where brain resorts to "simple" outcomes instead of spending more energy to analyze. They call it system 1 (easy, simple, biased, practiced) and system 2(doubting, analysing, calculating, etc.)

 

[alpha1]

and how else, do you think, the concept of god came about?

 

[Analogous]

and how else, do you think, the concept of god came about?

Interesting question that philosophers have pondered upon over the ages.
But do we want to open this can of worms here?