Both Parties Ignore the Facts

An anonymous reader writes "Any democrat will tell you the republicans ignore the facts. Any republican will tell you the democrats ignore the facts. Turns out they're right. A new study monitored brain activity of partisans; they shun logic and use emotional processing centers to justify their candidate's contradictory statements. 'With their minds made up, brain activity ceased in the areas that deal with negative emotions such as disgust. But activity spiked in the circuits involved in reward, a response similar to what addicts experience when they get a fix.'"

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Facts

[Ford Prefect]

But yeah, you can prove anything with facts...

Heh

[Moby Cock]

But activity spiked in the circuits involved in reward, a response similar to what addicts experience when they get a fix.

Instead of a War on Drugs, we have a War, on drugs.

Re: Who on Earth would want to be a Politician?

[Black Parrot]

> Any other Slashdotters feel that politics today is just for the highest bidders and the most convincing liars

Yes, though I don't know why you specify 'today'.

Re:Seen in brain scans of prayers too.

[bunratty]

You are confusing your response to faith with your rabid Godless hippie behaviour. The difference is that your brain is suffering from all the methane your metabolizing when your head is up your ass.

Excellent demonstration of using the emotional processing centers of your brain! Quick, can you show us more?

Re:Ah ha!

[Dr. Eggman]

We can get Jack Thompson in the express line...

In Other News...

[ChristianNerds.com]

Another study was done by a group of Republicans, and it seems that this particular study had been mistaken. Their findings were that only Democrats ignore facts, while Republicans do actually use the logic parts of their brains.

Re:One of the evils of political parties...

[gcatullus]

Both parties have perverted what they had claimed to stand for.

But this maxim still does apply: The Democratic Party is the stupid party, the Republican Party is the selfish party. So if anything is bipartisan it must be both stupid and selfish.

Re:Acknowledge the other side

[swillden]

Acknowledging when someone else is correct is good for you and good for relations.

Bullshit. You couldn't be more wrong.

Libertarians

[typical]

Oh, but libertarians are perfectly open-minded and don't simply hold to an ideological mantra at all. ;-)

Reagan put it best.

[sulli]

"Facts are stupid things."

Re:Ignoring the Facts: defining "authoritarian"

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought the entire Libertarian party were one big troll. I guess each one needs to help out in their own little way though.

Re:Everyone ignores facts

[bcoff12]

I accept that all this is true. First I've heard of it.

Re:Ignoring the Facts: defining "authoritarian"

[bmalia]

Criminal's also like to avoid houses with dogs. Let's give the dogs guns!

Re:Libertarian party came in fourth place in 2004

[d_54321]

You know guys, Secrity is right. Let's just throw in the towel and call it a day. No way are we ever gonna get anywhere with this whole "limited govt thing." Deep down, all people really like Big Brother. Ours is a lost cause:'(

Re:Ignoring the Facts: defining "authoritarian"

[Chris Burke]

It's called the confirmation bias, and it happens to everyone. Even me.

But it doesn't happen to me! I'm different, and always view things based solely on logic. Mmm... It doesn't happen to me. It doesn't happen to me. I'm purely rational, never emotional. Oh yeah, that's the stuff. Right in the pleasure centers... It doesn't happen to me...