It may be impossible to completely eliminate bias, but it is still worth reducing bias.
Being aware of this (and of the fallacy of gray in general) is one of the things that really sets LessWrong apart as a community. A huge number of arguments and discussions are stopped in their tracks by arguments of the form, “Well, your side does X too!” or “We both have biases” or “Both policies have positives and negatives.” It’s difficult to route around these stopsigns because of the extra inferential step it takes to explain the fallacy of gray; it’s refreshing to talk to people who realize that grayness shouldn’t be a conversation-halter.
Being aware of this (and of the fallacy of gray in general) is one of the things that really sets LessWrong apart as a community. A huge number of arguments and discussions are stopped in their tracks by arguments of the form, “Well, your side does X too!” or “We both have biases” or “Both policies have positives and negatives.” It’s difficult to route around these stopsigns because of the extra inferential step it takes to explain the fallacy of gray; it’s refreshing to talk to people who realize that grayness shouldn’t be a conversation-halter.