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hysterical!!! Study of the Day: Conservative Brains Hav... - 12/31/2010 2:03:00 PM   
Lucylastic


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Status: offline 		Tories may be born not made, claims a study that suggests people with right wing views have a larger area of the brain associated with fear. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8228192/Political-views-hard-wired-into-your-brain.html
http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/conservative_brains_have_more_fear_less_courage_20101229/

But on the other hand.....
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/12/028022.php


The thing that tickles me.. is how they expect to be taken seriously, do a search for "conservative brains" and there are 73 articles with this story, some red some blue, , yet while UCH in london has been a very well respected hospital for a long time, I cannot in any way shape or form accept this as anything but dumbassery of the first order. 92 people to make a statement as explosive(stoopid)as this,  is fucking ridiculous. I think this is the dumbest study ever, and thats sayin something.

Happy New year to all the posters here, no matter your outlook, party or problem:)
have a happy and healthy 2011
See you next year
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RE: hysterical!!! Study of the Day: Conservative Brains... - 12/31/2010 3:05:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		Lucy,

Thanks, both for the articles, and for understanding that such science should not be considered determinative, and is subject to biased interpretation.

Science in support of ideology is generally bad science.

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RE: hysterical!!! Study of the Day: Conservative Brains... - 12/31/2010 3:08:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		..wait.. conservatives have brains..?  dooooood..

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RE: hysterical!!! Study of the Day: Conservative Brains... - 12/31/2010 3:15:42 PM   
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Be skeptical of everything you read.

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RE: hysterical!!! Study of the Day: Conservative Brains... - 12/31/2010 3:19:15 PM   
Hillwilliam


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Status: offline 		As much as Id love to pounce on that story n go "Woot"

Seriously, it's bullshit.

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RE: hysterical!!! Study of the Day: Conservative Brains... - 12/31/2010 5:18:07 PM   
cpK69


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Status: offline 		I recently read a similar article, only, it wasn’t about “left” and “right”, but linked the difference to being social; those who are more social have a bigger area associated with fear.

The article said they had not determined if it was cause or effect, though speculated that perhaps the more people a person is around, the more they need to be on guard for possible dangers.

Curious the same study now shows up in politics… maybe not.

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RE: hysterical!!! Study of the Day: Conservative Brains... - 12/31/2010 5:34:40 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: DCWoody

Telegraph.co.uk, a "various left wing website".

Be skeptical of everything you read.



Psstttttt Aka Torygraph......Right leaning paper.

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RE: hysterical!!! Study of the Day: Conservative Brains... - 12/31/2010 6:16:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		The study is bullshit, but it is true that Conservative leaning men have bigger dicks and liberal leaning women have bigger mouths.



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RE: hysterical!!! Study of the Day: Conservative Brains... - 12/31/2010 7:12:17 PM   
Termyn8or


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Status: offline 		No, the absence of the useful part of the ceebral cortex, higher reasoning centers and whatever controls common sense is absent creating a vacuum. Nature abhors a vacuum and thus fills it with something else, ANYTHING else. I don't think it's fear centers though.

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RE: hysterical!!! Study of the Day: Conservative Brains... - 1/1/2011 3:57:29 AM   
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Reason is like the Bible, you can use it to support virtually any conclusion you want. It's just a matter of selecting the right passages, or the right data.

Thanks for the post. Happy New Year to you too... and to everyone!

K.

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