They believe the data support an idea current among marine biologists, that of the "shifting baseline".

他们认为这些数据支持了海洋生物学家中流传的“基线移动”的观点。

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Why do so many people believe such a foolish idea and is there any real evidence to support it?

为什么这么多人相信这样一个愚蠢的想法，真的有证据可以支持这种想法吗？

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Instead, we tend to pick and choose among a wide variety of information sources that support what we already believe.

取而代之的是，我们往往会选择在多样的信息资源，支持我们已经信了。

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Leonard demonstrated early in life that he had special abilities in music His father,however, did not believe his son could support himself as a musician.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

They might matter a lot because humans have, in general, a confirmation bias such that once you believe something other information is then encoded along the likes to support what you believe.

可能是因为人…,所有人都有确认偏向,也就是说，一旦你相信了某件事,其他信息都会被你解读成,支持你所相信的信息。

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"And if that is the goal, I believe that my colleagues on the House side will be there to support him."

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

We are obviously listening very closely to them in our conversations about what they believe their members will support, what they believe they can persuade their members to support.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

The NRA and the gun manufacturers they support obviously believe their guns are vital tools in our wars, and important instruments in protecting our freedoms, something I agree with.

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But we know that in the case of the business-oriented options, that these are the kinds of things that small businesses and large businesses very much support and believe will have a very positive impact on what they do.

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