Editing Baconian method (section)

==Idols of the mind (''idola mentis'')<!--'Idols of the mind' redirects here-->==
{{See also|Cognitive bias}}
Bacon also listed what he called the idols (false images) of the mind. He described these as things which obstructed the path of correct scientific reasoning.
#Idols of the Tribe (''[[Idola tribus]]''): This is humans' tendency to perceive more order and regularity in systems than truly exists, and is due to people following their preconceived ideas about things.
#Idols of the Cave (''[[Idola specus]]''): This is due to individuals' personal weaknesses in reasoning due to particular personalities, likes and dislikes.
#Idols of the Marketplace (''[[Idola fori]]''): This is due to confusion in the use of language and taking some words in science to have a different meaning than their common usage.
#Idols of the Theatre (''[[Idola theatri]]''): This is the following of academic dogma and not asking questions about the world.