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The quiet click of certainty, hunted by the brain even when reality begs to differ.
means The act of verifying or making something certain — a confirmation that a fact, plan, or arrangement is true and settled.
from From Latin confirmare, "to make firm, strengthen," built from con- (an intensifier, "thoroughly") and firmus ("firm, steadfast") — the same firmus that gives us firm and firmament. It reached English through Old French confirmation, carrying the sense of binding something so it could not wobble: a vow, a treaty, a truth nailed down.
- Bias
- Humans seek proof they're right, ignore proof they're wrong
- Email purgatory
- Billions of receipts nobody ever reads or saves
- Catholic rite
- A sacrament where teens get slapped, traditionally
- Double tap
- Software demands you confirm you really meant it
- Senate ritual
- Confirmation hearings can last weeks for one nominee
apollo 11 moon landing — neil armstrong and buzz aldrin landed on the moon july 20 1969
covid 19 vaccines approved — pfizer biontech and moderna vaccines confirmed effective december 2020
gravitational waves detected — ligo first confirmed gravitational waves from merging black holes september 14 2015