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Title: Politics makes us mean and dumb
Post by: mauricio on March 02, 2017, 06:37:32 PM
http://emotionresearcher.com/politics-makes-us-mean-and-dumb/
Title: Re: Politics makes us mean and dumb
Post by: Baruch on March 02, 2017, 06:41:26 PM
Quote from: mauricio on March 02, 2017, 06:37:32 PM
http://emotionresearcher.com/politics-makes-us-mean-and-dumb/

Yep, my baboon troop isn't your baboon troop, so violence is necessary.
Title: Re: Politics makes us mean and dumb
Post by: Cavebear on March 05, 2017, 01:50:58 AM
Quote from: mauricio on March 02, 2017, 06:37:32 PM
http://emotionresearcher.com/politics-makes-us-mean-and-dumb/

I agree there are people who don't care about politics much, some who are utterly obsessed with the details, and some who care about it when there are elections.

I'm some combination of the last 2 categories.  I care about politics, but (other than here) I don't worry about it too much.  I just want to keep track of what the political fanatics are saying about once a week.

When election time comes along, I ignore what the candidates are saying then and look at what they have done before.  I look at what they have done and supported in the past.  What they have done before is the best guide to what they will do in the future.

I don't listen to campaign speeches, I don't listen to what their surrogates say on talk shows, I don't listen to what they say in a campaign.  I just look at what they have supported and done before. 

That's all I need to know and all anyone needs to know.
Title: Re: Politics makes us mean and dumb
Post by: fencerider on March 11, 2017, 01:45:48 PM
some scientists actual did a study comparing MRI scans of hard-core democrats and hard-core republicans. said there is an actual difference big enough to see.

Who knows maybe an MRI scan of a group of Christians and a group of atheists will show a difference big enough to see as well
Title: Re: Politics makes us mean and dumb
Post by: Cavebear on March 14, 2017, 03:07:59 AM
Quote from: fencerider on March 11, 2017, 01:45:48 PM
some scientists actual did a study comparing MRI scans of hard-core democrats and hard-core republicans. said there is an actual difference big enough to see.

Who knows maybe an MRI scan of a group of Christians and a group of atheists will show a difference big enough to see as well

Depends on what the MRI is seeing.  Is it belief or is it rational thought?
Title: Re: Politics makes us mean and dumb
Post by: Hydra009 on March 14, 2017, 03:24:03 AM
Quote from: fencerider on March 11, 2017, 01:45:48 PMsome scientists actual did a study comparing MRI scans of hard-core democrats and hard-core republicans. said there is an actual difference big enough to see.
This (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_and_political_orientation#Structural_differences)?
Title: Re: Politics makes us mean and dumb
Post by: Solomon Zorn on March 14, 2017, 03:33:55 AM
Quote from: Hydra009 on March 14, 2017, 03:24:03 AM
This (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_and_political_orientation#Structural_differences)?
Interesting study. Thanks for the link.
Title: Re: Politics makes us mean and dumb
Post by: Cavebear on March 14, 2017, 03:49:56 AM
Quote from: Hydra009 on March 14, 2017, 03:24:03 AM
This (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_and_political_orientation#Structural_differences)?

Can you summarize?