New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What is your example of 'theory-induced blindness'?

Ask HN: What is your example of 'theory-induced blindness'?
3 by bumby | 5 comments on Hacker News.
What examples have you come across where a person or group was unable to accept flaws in a theory because they have already built the theory into their mental model of the world? For example, some economists do not accept evidence of the 'low-volatility anomaly' because of their belief in the efficient market hypothesis.

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