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Political Ideology Shapes How People Perceive Temperature

Posted by timothy on from the and-who-wants-t'-know? dept.

benfrog writes "In what likely isn't that much of a surprise, a study has shown that political ideology shapes how we perceive temperature changes (but not drought/flooding conditions). (An abstract of the study is here. 8,000 individuals were asked about temperatures and drought/flood events in recent years, then their political leanings. Answers regarding drought/flood events tended to follow the actual changes in conditions, while answers regarding temperature tended to follow people's political beliefs."

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  1. How does this support my theory by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: -1, Troll

    That Republicans and Tories are all cold-hearted?

    --
    "Flyin' in just a sweet place,
    Never been known to fail..."
    1. Re:How does this support my theory by Nadaka · · Score: -1, Troll

      The democrats were perfectly happy offering the single payer plan where they would not force anyone to buy insurance but a basic level of care would be handled by the government, it was the conservative republicans who demanded a hand out for their lobbyists.

  2. Correlation != Causation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This seems like a bit of a stretch. Wouldn't it be easier to assume:
    People who are inland are more likely to be republicans.
    People who are inland are more likely to have different perceptions of temperature.

    Why would you make this mental leap?
    Republicans perceive temperature differently because they are indoctrinated ("changes in local temperatures have been more heavily politicized")

    The correlation/causation seems all out of whack.

  3. Re:The next question is... by allcoolnameswheretak · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yes. It's called "denial". Republicans are full of it. And shit. And lies. And disinformation.

    How can they live with themselves. I don't know.