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09-18-13, 12:19 AM #1
Partisanship versus reason
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09-18-13, 07:50 AM #7
Re: Partisanship versus reason
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.
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.
Wow man, psychological disorder? What a perfect example of liberal thinking. Get ready for the reeducation camps.QuotePost Rep: -2
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09-18-13, 07:59 AM #10
Re: Partisanship versus reason
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.
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