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Red Brains vs. Blue Brains?
eLoco writes "From the NYTimes (reg. req.): The Political Brain -- "Why do Republicans and Democrats differ so emphatically? Perhaps it's all in the head." Researchers from UCLA have seem to have found that liberals have, on average, a more active amygdala than conservatives. According to the article, studies of stroke victims "have persuasively shown that the amygdala plays a key role in the creation of emotions like fear or empathy." So is this scientific "proof" that liberals tend to be more compassionate but also more cowardly? [DISCLAIMER: this is not a troll; I am a liberal]. Regardless, this seems to have implications for more than just politics. Favorite quote: "Perhaps we form political affiliations by semiconsciously detecting commonalities with other people, commonalities that ultimately reflect a shared pattern of brain function.""
A brain is required in the first place.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
yeah, it seems that people refuse to take responsibility for their actions.
__ Jesus Loves you! He died in your place so you would not have to die and go to Hell.
Homosexuality is genetic.
occultae nullus est respectus musicae - originally a Greek proverb
- [DISCLAIMER: this is not a troll; I am a liberal].
Wrong on two accounts. First, a true "liberal" nevers calls herself that -- she is "independent" or "centerist". Second, the best trolls are "liberals" -- for proof I offer:-- @rjamestaylor on Ello
Good people tend to obey the law, pay taxes, go to church and be good citizens.
So, do you mean an atheist cannot be a good person?
What a steaming pile of horseshit. What, "I can't help who I vote for, it's my brain's fault"? Did my tax dollars go to pay for that tripe? Can I ask for a refund?
And it's further horseshit because it only focuses on two parties. Does this mean that the Socialist and Communist parties in the USA have very active amygdala? Do the Libertarians not have an amygdala at all?
And since when is fear only a "democratic emotion"? Is it really "I'm a Republican, I don't know fear!" I'm sorry, but is any real science going on anymore?
Just move along folks, there's nothing to see here, just more bunk.
Wow!!! A link to an article telling the truth about stem cell research is flamebait? Wow, that's really telling. Can't let facts get in the way of a good lie, I suppose. (now that's flamebait.. can the moderators see the difference?)
Stupid sexy Flanders.
Well, I'm an athiest and I'm somewhere to the right of Atilla the Hun. Abortion is murder (simple biological fact, aborted human life == dead human), gay marriage is just a continuation of our unelected judges writing law in clear violation of their Constitutional restraints, sex ed shouldn't be entrusted to the government education monopoly, social programs should be funded by voluntary contributions and not tax money confiscated by force (try not paying your taxes sometime), a rather large subset of Muslims have declared war on all Americans who don't think and act as they do (that includes you) and we have to deal with that, and we shouldn't make environmentalism a substitute for traditional religion.
Most people are wired for religion. Most atheists are frauds who find substitute deities (environmentalism, Communism, heck just look at all the Castro worshippers). If people have to have a religion, Christianity is a lot more benign than many of the alternatives.
Total crap. Next please.
Perhaps NCLB is underfunded... but Bush increased educational spending more than anyone else in FOUR DECADES.
No, he was supposed to spend more, he just didn't ante up after allocating the money.
The medicare bill was obviously supposed to HELP older Americans pay for prescription drugs, and the truth is few republicans actually supported it.
And it helped few seniors and instead made most of them pay more.
I do not believe any of your assertions are true at all, they are all issues seen through liberal colored glasses with no grounding in reality.
I do not believe any of your assertions are true at all, they are all issues seen through conservative colored glasses with no grounding in reality.
Time makes more converts than reason
From all the jokes I've seen, they're too cowardly to even ask a girl out on a date!
John Kerry is a Joke!