What about the people in the middle? The ones sick and tired of the far liberal/far conservative *******s?
Using data from MRI scans, researchers at the University College London found that self-described liberals have a larger anterior cingulate cortex--a gray matter of the brain associated with understanding complexity. Meanwhile, self-described conservatives are more likely to have a larger amygdala, an almond-shaped area that is associated with fear and anxiety.
Liberal vs. Conservative: Does the Difference Lie in the Brain?
What about the people in the middle? The ones sick and tired of the far liberal/far conservative *******s?
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Actually, is that surprising?
Self-proclaimed conservatives, especially social conservatives, tend to see things as either black or white and want to have very simplistic solutions for very complex questions. Self-proclaimed liberals tend to see issues in shades of gray. neither completely wrong nor completely right.
Many religious conservatives also like to look to some "authority", especially the Bible, that enables them to embrace absolutism, refuse compromise, and shirk responsibility for their moral decisions. Self proclaimed liberals view religious books as guides not as immutable laws. It makes them more willing to compromise, and because they don't hide behind "authority", they can't claim religion absolves them of moral responsibility. I think some classic examples of this occur in the criminal justice system where many self proclaimed conservatives press for mandatory sentences rather than allow judges to consider extenuating circumstances.
Only a real dick would say that Liberals are generally smarter, and better-educated than Conservatives.
Having said that - personally, I do think that Liberals are generally smarter, and better-educated than Conservatives.
"I know you guys enjoy reading my stuff because it all makes sense. "
Dumbest post ever! Thanks for the laugh PO!
LOL! Funniest piece of garbage I have ever read in my life. I'll go ahead and call BS and wait for an actual double blind study to be done.
If liberals are so smart, why do they think that money for social programs is endless? Liberals are driving this country into bankruptcy.
"We're the country that built the Intercontinental Railroad." --Barack Obama
"We're the country that built the Intercontinental Railroad." --Barack Obama
I've actually often wondered if there's a correlation between intelligence and how religious people are.
I don't mean it as an insult - but, I'm betting that, generally speaking, the higher the IQ, the less devout people are in their religious views. Simply because super-smart people are, most likely, the type of who won't believe anything that can't be scientifically proven.
I agree... but two of the smartest people i've ever met use there intellegence to PROVE a God exsists. One's a Rocket Scientist for NASA in CO and the other is a Physiologist for a massive university.
But it makes sense, people who are smarter tend to want to see proof of things, but isn't faith about believing in what you can't see?
"I know you guys enjoy reading my stuff because it all makes sense. "
Dumbest post ever! Thanks for the laugh PO!
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