I'd like to stick to the term "prejudice". When debating such a theory, I
would definately use the better sounding terms. But here, among family, I
would like to admit that there are theories that I don't want to spend the
time on, even the time required to evaluate the relative simplicity of the
various arguments.
I have solid, rational support for my all my scientific prejudices. but
once I have built up my heuristics (i.e. stereotypes), I want to use them
with as little thought as possible.
Drea