Thread: Partisanship versus reason

His post is fine and it makes a valid point.

Originally Posted by deathgodusmc

On a side note why are you coming in here and posting something strictly to troll the members that participate in the drama section? Dont let the door hit you on the way out.

How is it trolling? I often feel that way when reading about politics. Phidan has participated in many discussions here. Chill.

EDIT:
...and I hated math long before I came here.

As long as I don't loose any fingers and toes I'm good.

Originally Posted by phidan

Seems applicable to this forum

Most Depressing Brain Finding Ever | Marty Kaplan

Holy shit, this study was ridiculous.

For example:

People who said the economy was the most important issue to them, and who disapproved of Obama's economic record, were shown a graph of nonfarm employment over the prior year - a rising line, adding about a million jobs. They were asked whether the number of people with jobs had gone up, down or stayed about the same. Many, looking straight at the graph, said down.

Notice this one. They didn't take into account WHY these people felt this way (some people see replacing a full time job with benefits with a part time job with no benefits and welfare as not the same thing), or if the people answering trusted the source for the information provided. It appears that if anyone argued a point the researcher simply inferred people must not be using reason since the numbers are "right there".

But even more dangerous is this thought:

Maybe climate change denial isn't the right term; it implies a psychological disorder. Denial is business-as-usual for our brains. More and better facts don't turn low-information voters into well-equipped citizens. It just makes them more committed to their misperceptions. In the entire history of the universe, no Fox News viewers ever changed their minds because some new data upended their thinking. When there's a conflict between partisan beliefs and plain evidence, it's the beliefs that win. The power of emotion over reason isn't a bug in our human operating systems, it's a feature.

The only problem there is that there is a shit ton of evidence that Global Warming is bullshit and it's also an absolute fact that global warming scientists lied to cover it up.

Wow man, psychological disorder? What a perfect example of liberal thinking. Get ready for the reeducation camps.

Originally Posted by -Lazarus-

The only problem there is that there is a shit ton of evidence that Global Warming is bullshit and it's also an absolute fact that global warming scientists lied to cover it up.

Source?

Originally Posted by Warprosper

Source?

ZOMG no. You can easily look that up yourself. This is a fact as simple as water is wet.

Originally Posted by -Lazarus-

ZOMG no. You can easily look that up yourself. This is a fact as simple as water is wet.

Then don't make claims, and don't call something bullshit unless you're going to back up what you're saying. I'm not saying I disagree, I would like to see your sources in which you derive your claim. I'll then look at the partisanship of your sources in which you're extremely popular for posting off the wall right wing garbage, and I'll make the determination on whether or not you're full of shit for the umteenth time.