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AngryAmish

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2. warning, seabeyond bait! evo-psych on the loose!

Reply to Tony_FLADEM (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 04:37 PM

Jul 2014

I also agree (with the article) that you cannot change minds with logical argumentation. You need to scare and outrage people to make them do anything. That is the way we are built.

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Can genetics explain political partisanship? [View all] Tony_FLADEM Jul 2014 OP

Well, inbreeding is a factor, so yes. nt Xipe Totec Jul 2014 #1

warning, seabeyond bait! evo-psych on the loose! AngryAmish Jul 2014 #2

Interesting question--Do PTSD sufferers turn conservative? Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #3

If someone suggested this based on race there would be hell to pay. JayhawkSD Jul 2014 #4

Everything is genetic now to scientists BainsBane Jul 2014 #5

Me either laundry_queen Jul 2014 #7

Is there a stupid gene? hobbit709 Jul 2014 #6

This article doesn't explain things well. Xyzse Jul 2014 #8

Conservatives are motivated by fear...nothing new here. WestCoastLib Jul 2014 #9

The human continuum cheyanne Jul 2014 #10