In a "Dumber than W" tradition, they pride themselves on their anti-intellect -- similar to Evangelical Christians' beliefs. Rather than studying physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology or carbon dating techniques -- it's easier to believe in a magic, fantasy world where there's been: a talking snake in a garden, Noah built a boat to hold every species on Earth, Jonah lived inside a fish for 3 days, the Earth is 6000 years old... When it comes to any kind of intellectualism, they're lazy slugs.
"In the entire internet, I can't find a single source to backup my belief that *any* of the SIX studies that you cited are incorrect.
"Although I'm neither man enough to admit that I'm wrong nor smart enough to walk away, I am desperate enough to make a last-ditch fallacious argument that ends with a feeble insult."
Liberal spending policies. ROFL. Every time I hear that I immediately know the person speaking is stupid. Its actually a really convenient phenomenon, now that I think about it. Keep it up, will you?
Studies show that liberals are more intelligent, more educated and more monogamous while conservatives are more inclined to “group think”, more easily frightened, more easily disgusted, have less empathy and are slower to show empathy than the poor.
"It’s this: Facts don’t necessarily have the power to change our minds. In fact, quite the opposite. In a series of studies in 2005 and 2006, researchers at the University of Michigan found that when misinformed people, particularly political partisans, were exposed to corrected facts in news stories, they rarely changed their minds. In fact, they often became even more strongly set in their beliefs. Facts, they found, were not curing misinformation. Like an underpowered antibiotic, facts could actually make misinformation even stronger."
"“The general idea is that it’s absolutely threatening to admit you’re wrong,” says political scientist Brendan Nyhan, the lead researcher on the Michigan study. The phenomenon — known as “backfire” — is “a natural defense mechanism to avoid that cognitive dissonance.”"
Your "liberal" friends are social conservatives. Does family life suffer if dad stays at home and mum works full time? Schools should enforce a hierarchy of authority in which the student is on the bottom rung?
The finding is that extreme views tend to be held by stupid people. That is not nothing.
Your "By this logic" it completely illogical (and racist). Under-educated is not the same as stupid.
Article full of crap, well... maybe. Comments full of crap? Definitely.
And scientists...who by and large have neither low IQs nor are bigots.
Other studies have shown that liberals are more intelligent, more educated and more monogamous while conservatives are more inclined to “group think”, more easily frightened, more easily disgusted, have less empathy and are slower to show empathy than the poor.
Unfortunately, studies also show that mental abilities generally start to decline after the age of 45. Perhaps that explains the drift towards conservatism in the elderly? Kind of fits with this topic.
Sorry to burst your little narrative of fantasy. There hasn't been a fiscal conservative in office for decades. If you look at actual facts (ZOMG! FACTS! RUN!) conservatives have been spending like drunken sailors for years, and taking government handouts for years.. the very things they spit on liberals for doing. Funny how the conservative mind works (or rather, doesn't work) eh?
Studies show that liberals are more intelligent, more educated and more monogamous while conservatives are more inclined to “group think”, more easily frightened, more easily disgusted, have less empathy and are slower to show empathy than the poor.
rjccjrJan 27, 2012Buried
In a "Dumber than W" tradition, they pride themselves on their anti-intellect -- similar to Evangelical Christians' beliefs. Rather than studying physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology or carbon dating techniques -- it's easier to believe in a magic, fantasy world where there's been: a talking snake in a garden, Noah built a boat to hold every species on Earth, Jonah lived inside a fish for 3 days, the Earth is 6000 years old... When it comes to any kind of intellectualism, they're lazy slugs.
dirtyfriesJan 27, 2012Buried
Anyone who believes it's as simple as that deserves to be called stupid.
woj1sJan 27, 2012Buried
The majority of college campus's are left leaning. Reason being, you have young, educated, open minded-free thinkers.
nygenxerJan 27, 2012Buried
Translation:
"In the entire internet, I can't find a single source to backup my belief that *any* of the SIX studies that you cited are incorrect.
"Although I'm neither man enough to admit that I'm wrong nor smart enough to walk away, I am desperate enough to make a last-ditch fallacious argument that ends with a feeble insult."
nygenxerJan 27, 2012Buried
"Is that all they links you have?" he asks without providing a single link of his own. LOL !
Put up or shut up: show me a scientific study that says low IQ is linked to liberalism or STFU.
bigbert81Jan 26, 2012Buried
But then why do conservatives claim that their beliefs are real and practical, while liberals are ignorant morons?
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/high_iq_liberal_atheist_monogamous_/
bigbert81Jan 27, 2012Buried
As was most obvious looking into recent history of Bill Clinton vs. George Bush
nygenxerJan 27, 2012Buried
Damn reality with its liberal-bias...!
Look, if it's true that liberals are "intellectual elitists" (as conservatives refer to us), then this is simply one of the logical repercussions.
[shrugs]
melthornalJan 27, 2012Buried
Liberal spending policies. ROFL. Every time I hear that I immediately know the person speaking is stupid. Its actually a really convenient phenomenon, now that I think about it. Keep it up, will you?
nygenxerJan 27, 2012Buried
Studies show that liberals are more intelligent, more educated and more monogamous while conservatives are more inclined to “group think”, more easily frightened, more easily disgusted, have less empathy and are slower to show empathy than the poor.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100224132655.htm
http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/are-liberals-smarter-than-conservatives
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8228192/Political-views-hard-wired-into-your-brain.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2054300/Conservatives-ARE-squeamish-liberals-Study-finds-right-wingers-easily-disgusted.html
http://journals.chapman.edu/ojs/index.php/e-Research/article/view/91/311
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111220102636.htm
countess666Jan 27, 2012Buried
diggferkel : what is happening to you is called the backfire.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/07/11/how_facts_backfire/
"It’s this: Facts don’t necessarily have the power to change our minds. In fact, quite the opposite. In a series of studies in 2005 and 2006, researchers at the University of Michigan found that when misinformed people, particularly political partisans, were exposed to corrected facts in news stories, they rarely changed their minds. In fact, they often became even more strongly set in their beliefs. Facts, they found, were not curing misinformation. Like an underpowered antibiotic, facts could actually make misinformation even stronger."
"“The general idea is that it’s absolutely threatening to admit you’re wrong,” says political scientist Brendan Nyhan, the lead researcher on the Michigan study. The phenomenon — known as “backfire” — is “a natural defense mechanism to avoid that cognitive dissonance.”"
jwkaneJan 27, 2012Buried
Your "liberal" friends are social conservatives. Does family life suffer if dad stays at home and mum works full time? Schools should enforce a hierarchy of authority in which the student is on the bottom rung?
The finding is that extreme views tend to be held by stupid people. That is not nothing.
Your "By this logic" it completely illogical (and racist). Under-educated is not the same as stupid.
Article full of crap, well... maybe. Comments full of crap? Definitely.
nygenxerJan 27, 2012Buried
And scientists...who by and large have neither low IQs nor are bigots.
Other studies have shown that liberals are more intelligent, more educated and more monogamous while conservatives are more inclined to “group think”, more easily frightened, more easily disgusted, have less empathy and are slower to show empathy than the poor.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100224132655.htm
http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/are-liberals-smarter-than-conservatives
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8228192/Political-views-hard-wired-into-your-brain.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2054300/Conservatives-ARE-squeamish-liberals-Study-finds-right-wingers-easily-disgusted.html
http://journals.chapman.edu/ojs/index.php/e-Research/article/view/91/311
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111220102636.htm
So there's that too.
djguerrillaJan 27, 2012Buried
DiggFerkel:
They might drift more to the center but they don't become retarded (i.e. turn into a Republican)
delphium226Jan 27, 2012Buried
@DiggFerkel
Unfortunately, studies also show that mental abilities generally start to decline after the age of 45. Perhaps that explains the drift towards conservatism in the elderly? Kind of fits with this topic.
http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/healthcare/studies/story/2012-01-06/Mental-decline-can-start-at-45-study-finds/52413054/1
(I can see the response... 'OMG! Another LIBERAL study!!!')
delphium226Jan 27, 2012Buried
Sorry to burst your little narrative of fantasy. There hasn't been a fiscal conservative in office for decades. If you look at actual facts (ZOMG! FACTS! RUN!) conservatives have been spending like drunken sailors for years, and taking government handouts for years.. the very things they spit on liberals for doing. Funny how the conservative mind works (or rather, doesn't work) eh?
Federal Budget Grows Massively Under Bush
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,108066,00.html
The Grand Old Spending Party: How Republicans Became Big Spenders
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=3750
Under Bush, Federal Spending Increases at Fastest Rate in 30 Years
http://www.independent.org/newsroom/news_detail.asp?newsID=31
Big government gets bigger
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/19/big-government-gets-bigger/?page=all
nygenxerJan 27, 2012Buried
Studies show that liberals are more intelligent, more educated and more monogamous while conservatives are more inclined to “group think”, more easily frightened, more easily disgusted, have less empathy and are slower to show empathy than the poor.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100224132655.htm
http://www.american.com/archive/2009/october/are-liberals-smarter-than-conservatives
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8228192/Political-views-hard-wired-into-your-brain.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2054300/Conservatives-ARE-squeamish-liberals-Study-finds-right-wingers-easily-disgusted.html
http://journals.chapman.edu/ojs/index.php/e-Research/article/view/91/311
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111220102636.htm
booglefloopJan 27, 2012Buried
I would like to see you explain Reagan who started the whole spending thing.
Was he liberal too?
Go ahead and digg me down then cry in your milk, norman.
tylorlilesJan 27, 2012Buried
take your tin foil undies off. its constricting blood flow to your brain.
diggit83Jan 27, 2012Buried
"Commenters" who dont RTFA linked to Low IQ....