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reteachinwi

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10. Nature

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 12:48 PM

Jan 2013

New research touts findings that conservatives have bigger amygdalas while liberals have bigger cingulate cortices. The bigger amygdala means conservatives could be driven by fear while the bigger cingulate cortex means liberals have more decision-making power. Hmmm. Is it possible that our politics are fixed at birth?

http://keenetrial.com/blog/2011/01/24/excuse-me-potential-juror-but-just-how-big-is-your-amygdala/

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Why are we so violent? [View all] leftyladyfrommo Jan 2013 OP

It's in our nature Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #1

The HUGE majority of people are non-violent. BUT I believe violence is a product of environment JaneyVee Jan 2013 #2

For most of our existance we have lived with limited means of survival el_bryanto Jan 2013 #3

Not sure that we are more violent as a species than say cats or killer whales KurtNYC Jan 2013 #4

Violent crime in the US is at its lowest in decades n/t leftstreet Jan 2013 #5

FEAR n/t OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #6

I feel like I am non violent. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2013 #7

Our gov't is financially addicted to war, and we are all raised to enable it. That's the fact. nt Romulox Jan 2013 #8

Good question Rider3 Jan 2013 #9

Nature reteachinwi Jan 2013 #10

Does this mean I am a cradle democrat? leftyladyfrommo Jan 2013 #12

Because apes. slackmaster Jan 2013 #11

Evolution. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #13

Since violence is the product of Shankapotomus Jan 2013 #14