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Quit right John Prescott certainly makes David Willets, Oliver Letwin and William Hague look stupidLet us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone -
That's interesting; a similar survey on comparing groups who believe that climate change is a serious threat and those who don't.
Believers in climate change being a serious threat less intelligent than those who don'tLast edited by BlasterBates; 6 February 2012, 08:36.I'm alright JackComment
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostQuit right John Prescott certainly makes David Willets, Oliver Letwin and William Hague look stupid
For what it's worth, I suspect the point around intelligence is nonsense.
The question of racism may be true in correlation, but the causality would be hard to demonstrate. It seems more likely IMO that racism is used by the élite to divide the powerless.
There are some interesting studies about political views and an increased ability to process fear (right wing) or complex information (left wing), but they are just studies and don't 'prove' anything. Mrs OG is an academic cognitive neuroscientist and finds it all amusing that people try to draw such conclusions. But then she's an intelligent leftie who is good with complex information.
Biology and political orientation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaComment
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"people with low childhood intelligence tend to grow up to have racist and anti-gay views"
They certainly are bigoted. It is just a question of which group(s) they pick on. If not the above it would probably be fat people or something.Comment
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a similar survey on comparing groups who believe that climate change is a serious threat and those who don't.
Our study results belie the conventional view that controversy over policy-relevant science is rooted in the public’s lack of scientific knowledge and its inability to engage in technical reasoning. As ordinary people learn more science and become more proficient in modes of reasoning characteristic of scientific inquiry, they do not reliably converge on assessments of climate change risks supported by scientific evidence. Instead they more form beliefs that are even more reliably characteristic of persons who hold their particular cultural worldviews. Indeed, far from a symptom of how poorly equipped ordinary individuals are to reach rational conclusions on the basis of complex scientific data, disputes overissues like climate change, we’ve argued, are evidence of how remarkably well equipped they are to discern what stances toward such information satisfy their expressive interests. The high degree of rationality individuals display in forming risk perceptions that express their cultural values can itself inhibit collective welfare rationality by blocking citizens from converging on the best available scientific evidence on how to secure their common interests in health, safety, and prosperity.My subconscious is annoying. It's got a mind of its own.Comment
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There is an idea of a political compass that compares attitudes in 4 directions rather than 2 which ends up with the far right incredibly close in ideology to the far left though their reasons for being there are somewhat different.Just saying like.
where there's chaos, there's cash !
I could agree with you, but then we would both be wrong!
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Originally posted by pjclarke View PostInteresting paper. Did you read it or just copy-paste the spin? It's more about how political, cultural and 'tribal' prejudices prevent even scientifically literate people from assessing the evidence rationally.I'm alright JackComment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostDodgy, you illustrate the point perfectly.
For what it's worth, I suspect the point around intelligence is nonsense.
The question of racism may be true in correlation, but the causality would be hard to demonstrate. It seems more likely IMO that racism is used by the élite to divide the powerless.
There are some interesting studies about political views and an increased ability to process fear (right wing) or complex information (left wing), but they are just studies and don't 'prove' anything. Mrs OG is an academic cognitive neuroscientist and finds it all amusing that people try to draw such conclusions. But then she's an intelligent leftie who is good with complex information.
Biology and political orientation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"left wing" is a badge worn by many academics. Wearing this means they don't have to confront the dirty question of privilege. The badge (which is all it is) is nothing more than an empty symbol of "showing you care". It has nothing to do with an objective intellectual assessment of how society should work.Last edited by DodgyAgent; 6 February 2012, 09:42.Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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So how come all the non-intellgent right wingers are rich?
Perhaps because the banks put them there in the first place."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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