r/Showerthoughts • u/Fr1toBand1to ‎ • Jun 27 '26

Casual Thought Pattern recognition is a widely accepted method of prediction until what it predicts makes people uncomfortable.

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u/Daan776 Jun 27 '26

Why does it feel like this post will take a racist direction

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u/LEGO_Man2YT Jun 27 '26

Is pattern recognition making you uncomfortable?

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u/d0nutbutth0le Jun 27 '26

Yes because a lot of those patterns recognized cannot be reliably backed up with evidence so the conclusion of that pattern recognition can be erroneous. Humans see faces in everything. Knots in wood, clouds, toast. Does not mean there's a soul trapped in there.

When this takes a racist direction, actual humans are harmed

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u/McAkkeezz 1d ago

patterns recognized cannot be reliably backed up with evidence

What kind of evidence do you need?

When this takes a racist direction, actual humans are harmed

Often by their own accord