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bemildred

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3. That story has always reeked of bullshit.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 09:32 AM

Jul 2013

I am as "left wing" as any, and I think Conservatism as now defined is just plain stupid, and I can do the math. But as a matter of empirical scientific study of people I don't think this sort of thing stands up. It explains without insight, the hidden sense of what is being said: "conservatives are dumber than liberals" is a factoid, it tells you nothing in any particular situation, it's a stereotype in other words, cast in the form of a statistical study. Very popular these days.

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This guy says he has de-bunked the studies that show correlation between low IQ [View all] Maraya1969 Jul 2013 OP

Did you see this criticism? Jim__ Jul 2013 #1

I tend to not believe any of the studies. djean111 Jul 2013 #2

Yeah; a lot of these define "intelligent" or "not mentally ill," etc., as "agrees with me." (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2013 #8

That story has always reeked of bullshit. bemildred Jul 2013 #3

Well wait. They studied over 15,000 people for many years and they found that Maraya1969 Jul 2013 #5

Yeah, it sounds reasonable, I know. bemildred Jul 2013 #6

Its kind of a slippery slope. napoleon_in_rags Jul 2013 #9

Exactly. djean111 Jul 2013 #11

I think those moral narratives are powerful. napoleon_in_rags Jul 2013 #12

Well, after reading the first part of his article intaglio Jul 2013 #4

Denial is amusing Gothmog Jul 2013 #7

Yes, he's doing quite a tapdance there Warpy Jul 2013 #10

As if it matters. defacto7 Jul 2013 #13

I know conservatives that are really smart people. MrSlayer Jul 2013 #14