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Wed Dec-29-10 05:25 AM
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| 2. i've always said jokingly that our |
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brains are wired differently. guess i was right.
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| -Brain thickness determines political leaning: study |
panzerfaust |
Dec-29-10 05:14 AM |
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K&R...nt |
old mark |
Dec-29-10 05:23 AM |
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i've always said jokingly that our |
DesertFlower |
Dec-29-10 05:25 AM |
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Which came first, the ideology or the brain-shape? /nt |
dorkulon |
Dec-29-10 05:50 AM |
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brain shape |
mopinko |
Dec-29-10 08:13 AM |
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New born identical twins separated at birth offer remarkably strong evidence that suggest |
Larry Ogg |
Dec-29-10 06:49 PM |
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getting your soul crushed in an authoritarian family or |
mopinko |
Dec-29-10 09:58 PM |
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The only study I've read.. |
sendero |
Dec-30-10 07:11 AM |
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"Um, uh, d'oh." - So-called 'Conservatives' (R) |
SpiralHawk |
Dec-29-10 05:54 AM |
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lol! |
femrap |
Dec-29-10 03:21 PM |
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interesting |
florida08 |
Dec-29-10 06:12 AM |
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That explains why Boner's always crying. |
go west young man |
Dec-29-10 11:17 AM |
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That explains why Boner's always crying. |
AlbertCat |
Dec-29-10 02:08 PM |
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Maybe all the alcohol has soaked |
femrap |
Dec-29-10 03:23 PM |
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Yesterday, I watched the new version movie of "12 Angry Men" and this seemed to be on display. |
Uncle Joe |
Dec-29-10 11:41 AM |
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Interesting ... I was just watching "Capitalism - A Love Story" by Michael Moore and .... |
defendandprotect |
Dec-29-10 05:18 PM |
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everything they spout is pure emotion... |
awoke_in_2003 |
Dec-29-10 11:29 PM |
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To anyone familiar with the amygdala |
shawn703 |
Dec-29-10 06:16 AM |
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Here's some stuff from an article... |
rasputin1952 |
Dec-29-10 07:49 AM |
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It;s what Hunter Thompson called "the reptile brain" |
mudplanet |
Dec-29-10 11:21 AM |
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Republicans are sure primative |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Dec-29-10 02:44 PM |
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I think we already knew this anecdotally, no? |
mwb970 |
Dec-29-10 06:49 AM |
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So why are they winning? |
Botany |
Dec-29-10 06:59 AM |
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Even if you are more intelligent, if someone else plays the game better, they win. |
elocs |
Dec-29-10 09:03 AM |
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It's the Dunning-Kruger |
femrap |
Dec-29-10 03:27 PM |
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Dunning–Kruger effect: |
elocs |
Dec-29-10 03:42 PM |
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I was really happy and |
femrap |
Dec-29-10 06:22 PM |
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you have to know what the game is first. |
tomp |
Dec-30-10 05:18 AM |
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The rich, reactionary, and uncivilized are part of the base of Republicans. |
elocs |
Dec-30-10 09:35 AM |
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well, you're part of the way there. |
tomp |
Dec-31-10 08:49 AM |
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They aren't winning... |
nyc 4 Biden |
Dec-29-10 09:21 AM |
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It's easy to take advantage of people with empathy. |
ReadTomPaine |
Dec-29-10 12:19 PM |
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They are communicating better. |
harun |
Dec-29-10 12:48 PM |
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Because violence always wins ... and we've had 50+ years of rw political violence .... |
defendandprotect |
Dec-29-10 05:23 PM |
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Not quite so... |
Bragi |
Dec-29-10 07:03 AM |
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Exactly. The right is expert at tailoring ads for their targets. |
aquart |
Dec-29-10 10:42 AM |
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Winner here |
AngryAmish |
Dec-29-10 10:53 AM |
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Wow, very well said. n/t |
Psephos |
Dec-29-10 01:53 PM |
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Perhaps ... but we also had a little different explanation of brain development |
defendandprotect |
Dec-29-10 05:35 PM |
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Because they have found each other. They have formed a large group. |
glinda |
Dec-29-10 09:56 AM |
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The doubling down behavior you mention is perhaps the most marked characteristic. |
stubtoe |
Dec-29-10 11:25 AM |
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So why are they winning? |
Wednesdays |
Dec-29-10 04:00 PM |
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Why do you assume |
quakerboy |
Dec-29-10 11:15 PM |
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I assume we are normal because we believe things that are true. |
mwb970 |
Dec-30-10 06:46 AM |
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I think you missed my point. |
quakerboy |
Dec-30-10 10:23 AM |
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Just as I have alway thought ..... |
Botany |
Dec-29-10 06:53 AM |
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This reminds me of a Family Guy episode |
dmr |
Dec-29-10 12:58 PM |
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"9." I love that episode. My sister must have a teensy amygdala, because |
valerief |
Dec-29-10 01:39 PM |
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From eating paint chips and eating glue as kids....nt |
Evasporque |
Dec-29-10 06:55 AM |
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So, perhaps there is something measurable |
quaker bill |
Dec-29-10 06:58 AM |
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Lizard brains. Great term for em. |
go west young man |
Dec-29-10 11:23 AM |
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Actually, |
quaker bill |
Dec-29-10 03:34 PM |
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Amy G Dala sounds like a good screen name for that other site. |
peekaloo |
Dec-29-10 06:59 AM |
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I highly doubt this study. |
Dash87 |
Dec-29-10 07:00 AM |
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ive also seen studies that show every facet of our personalities is genetic |
meow mix |
Dec-29-10 07:45 AM |
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It is not all genetic. |
JDPriestly |
Dec-29-10 02:42 PM |
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was the study connected to the Pioneer Fund? nt |
MisterP |
Dec-29-10 03:10 PM |
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You really want to say that poverty is genetic? |
defendandprotect |
Dec-29-10 05:06 PM |
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i dont know about any of that.. |
meow mix |
Dec-29-10 07:20 PM |
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That's true ... but being impoverished is not something genetic .... |
defendandprotect |
Dec-29-10 10:40 PM |
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I agree. It also doesn't explain the large chunks of geographic liberal "groups" and |
Rozlee |
Dec-29-10 10:11 AM |
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The way people vote is not representative of their personal views many times |
AngryAmish |
Dec-29-10 10:57 AM |
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Why would you expect interbreeding? |
jeff47 |
Dec-29-10 11:16 AM |
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And damaged right temporal lobes. nt |
valerief |
Dec-29-10 01:44 PM |
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This is not really new information |
RC |
Dec-29-10 05:25 PM |
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Do the anterior cingulates also control spelling ability? |
JustABozoOnThisBus |
Dec-29-10 07:01 AM |
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It's called evolution. |
Dawgs |
Dec-29-10 07:04 AM |
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+1000 |
NYMdaveNYI |
Dec-29-10 06:42 PM |
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They're thin skinned! |
Joanne98 |
Dec-29-10 07:24 AM |
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Very interesting! |
lonestarnot |
Dec-29-10 07:34 AM |
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Probably correlates w/the thick skulls of RW'er's as well... |
rasputin1952 |
Dec-29-10 07:42 AM |
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It was also determined that Conservatives' hearts are two sizes too small. |
Orrex |
Dec-29-10 07:46 AM |
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It sounds like a prank... |
johnnyplankton |
Dec-29-10 07:55 AM |
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I thought it had to do with Skull Thickness |
Stevenmarc |
Dec-29-10 08:07 AM |
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Some people are just too dense to get it |
lunatica |
Dec-29-10 08:17 AM |
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Nowhere in this article is "trauma" or "childhood" mentioned |
yodermon |
Dec-29-10 08:25 AM |
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Implicit memories.... |
Thor_MN |
Dec-29-10 09:19 AM |
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Political leanings and world views are developed in early childhood. |
OnyxCollie |
Dec-29-10 09:32 AM |
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Fascinating. And it rings true. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Dec-29-10 11:05 AM |
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Thank you |
saras |
Dec-29-10 08:57 PM |
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That might explain my earlier question about geographic differences |
Rozlee |
Dec-29-10 10:18 AM |
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I love it but wonder what determines this? |
LaurenG |
Dec-29-10 08:31 AM |
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... there was an article earlier this week that said ... |
Myrina |
Dec-29-10 08:34 AM |
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It's not a contradiction. |
OnyxCollie |
Dec-29-10 09:35 AM |
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And yet "social network" and "fixation on close relationships" |
Igel |
Dec-29-10 03:45 PM |
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i would have expected them |
barbtries |
Dec-29-10 08:34 AM |
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"A primitive part of the brain..." |
Cetacea |
Dec-29-10 08:34 AM |
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+1 |
musette_sf |
Dec-29-10 10:02 AM |
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I wonder how these findings associate with the "fight or flight" response? |
Javaman |
Dec-29-10 08:38 AM |
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Perfect sense |
Roy Rolling |
Dec-29-10 08:43 AM |
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"It was commissioned as a light-hearted experiment by actor Colin Firth" |
eShirl |
Dec-29-10 08:46 AM |
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Is the "Fight or Flight" processing is responsible for the binary thinking of conservatives? |
Thor_MN |
Dec-29-10 09:00 AM |
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I can't tell the difference between real news and what should be on the Onion anymore. n/t |
msanthrope |
Dec-29-10 09:16 AM |
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And nowhere was it said... |
Number_Six |
Dec-29-10 09:19 AM |
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I have a thicker anterior cingulates! |
Hugin |
Dec-29-10 09:25 AM |
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I always thought it was their medulla oblongata that made them ornery. |
JBoy |
Dec-29-10 09:32 AM |
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No Alligators are awnrey |
BobbyBoring |
Dec-29-10 11:40 AM |
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What about Liberal conversionism?? |
orbitalman |
Dec-29-10 09:37 AM |
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I did the same thing |
reggie the dog |
Dec-29-10 01:41 PM |
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This is why they like Fux/Beck and his crying ...and it's why they respond so well to fear. |
L0oniX |
Dec-29-10 09:39 AM |
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Truly! What looks like a total fraud, idiot, and lunatic to us is a superstar to them. n/t |
Judi Lynn |
Dec-29-10 03:23 PM |
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WTF? This kind of crap is front page stuff now? |
tjwash |
Dec-29-10 09:48 AM |
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Primitive Fear Brain vs Rational Cognitive Empathic Brain |
TalkingDog |
Dec-29-10 10:13 AM |
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Lizard brains! |
Hugin |
Dec-29-10 10:21 AM |
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Lizards eat other lizards. |
TalkingDog |
Dec-29-10 10:33 AM |
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The Neanderthal Gene??? n/t |
Downwinder |
Dec-29-10 10:38 AM |
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Waiting on the Peer Review |
Skelly |
Dec-29-10 10:47 AM |
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So are there fundamental brain changes in those who |
TexasProgresive |
Dec-29-10 11:05 AM |
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That's an interesting question, which came first ... n/t |
RKP5637 |
Dec-29-10 11:12 AM |
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Recommend!!! n/t |
RKP5637 |
Dec-29-10 11:11 AM |
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So.... |
bergie321 |
Dec-29-10 11:11 AM |
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My research shows something similar with bone structure |
social_critic |
Dec-29-10 11:34 AM |
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The news-reported "conclusion" from a study like this |
woo me with science |
Dec-29-10 11:50 AM |
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The brain like a muscle adapts to where it is used most... |
Fearless |
Dec-29-10 11:51 AM |
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Perhaps we're evolving into different species? I used to be able to talk to |
Emillereid |
Dec-29-10 12:15 PM |
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More Proof They are Thick-Headed. |
dballance |
Dec-29-10 12:19 PM |
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NASP of S |
whistler162 |
Dec-29-10 12:24 PM |
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DUers show their intelligence by believing crap like this. |
ItNerd4life |
Dec-29-10 12:27 PM |
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Playing with the results of the study is not "believing" it. Considering that the results of the |
valerief |
Dec-29-10 01:59 PM |
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Amygdala & Reptilian Brain |
pnorman |
Dec-29-10 12:27 PM |
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Conservatism is a chosen "life-style" |
MNBrewer |
Dec-29-10 12:52 PM |
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Hm. My observation is that a radical political stance is associated with thin skin. |
Buzz Clik |
Dec-29-10 12:53 PM |
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"I took this on as a fairly frivolous exercise: I just decided to find out what was biologically |
OregonBlue |
Dec-29-10 01:00 PM |
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Makes sense. Right wingers are clearly more vulnerable to manipulation via their emotions... |
DesertDiamond |
Dec-29-10 01:02 PM |
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I have asked my conservative associates why they are so fearful? |
alfredo |
Dec-29-10 01:17 PM |
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There's something familiar about the amygdala. |
rug |
Dec-29-10 02:20 PM |
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Totally the opposite of what pigboy Limbaugh says about us |
Kingofalldems |
Dec-29-10 02:40 PM |
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Limpbaugh has no prefrontal cortex |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Dec-29-10 02:46 PM |
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The old nurture vs. nature debate |
felix_numinous |
Dec-29-10 03:15 PM |
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Unscientific garbage. |
robcon |
Dec-29-10 03:19 PM |
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BULLSHIT. Ask anyone with Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's weather size is irrelevant. |
NoodleyAppendage |
Dec-29-10 05:30 PM |
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Your ignoranceorance of pathology/anatomy is understandable, but pathetic. |
robcon |
Dec-29-10 07:53 PM |
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Ph.D. in neuroscience, buddy. Move along now. n/t |
NoodleyAppendage |
Dec-29-10 07:55 PM |
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Because... |
valerief |
Dec-29-10 05:43 PM |
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Are you sure about that? No grey area? |
madisongrace |
Dec-29-10 08:28 PM |
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this study is off the mark. |
certainot |
Dec-29-10 03:39 PM |
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So we should |
felix_numinous |
Dec-29-10 03:51 PM |
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you never know... |
certainot |
Dec-29-10 05:15 PM |
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I think this study or something like this was discussed on Thom Hartmann today |
alp227 |
Dec-29-10 04:00 PM |
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I find studies like this fascinating |
Boudica the Lyoness |
Dec-29-10 04:31 PM |
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No surprise-I've long thought most rethugs are sociopaths with dysfunctional brains. nt |
earth mom |
Dec-29-10 04:36 PM |
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I'm no brainy, scientist-man, but I called this one six months ago. |
MilesColtrane |
Dec-29-10 05:03 PM |
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Completely different take. |
Downwinder |
Dec-29-10 05:34 PM |
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Nothing wrong with the old "nature nurture" argument here. |
forty6 |
Dec-29-10 07:18 PM |
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HAH! I was right! I posted a while back that there was a genetic difference!!! |
BrklynLiberal |
Dec-29-10 05:48 PM |
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We do all realize that RW radio will call liberals "thick brained" don't we?? |
underpants |
Dec-29-10 06:08 PM |
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Oh good, now that we have a test for this condition |
toddwv |
Dec-29-10 06:18 PM |
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So (if the study is true) repukes are no longer evil, uncaring, and immoral.. |
hughee99 |
Dec-29-10 06:36 PM |
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PRIMITIVE, you say? |
NYMdaveNYI |
Dec-29-10 06:43 PM |
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PRIMITIVE, you say? |
NYMdaveNYI |
Dec-29-10 06:43 PM |
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I always knew there were pieces missing in the illogical arguments of |
forty6 |
Dec-29-10 07:15 PM |
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Huh that's funny, |
Ticonderoga |
Dec-29-10 07:43 PM |
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I'll use this one to conteract.. |
mvd |
Dec-29-10 08:12 PM |
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How do they explain people who change their political views over time? |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Dec-29-10 08:52 PM |
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It's collectively all your life's experiences. From baby. To Toddler. To adolescent. |
bluesmail |
Dec-29-10 08:59 PM |
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Great Timing... |
earcandle |
Dec-29-10 11:30 PM |
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