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bemildred

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6. Yeah, it sounds reasonable, I know.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 09:53 AM

Jul 2013

That does not make it science, is my point. I don't think it's really science.

If they just made their argument in a form something like you just did, I'd be OK with that. As I said, I think Conservatism as presently defined, is stupid. When that observation it is dressed up with statistics as in the case of this study, I find that a bit dishonest, an appeal to scientific method without the necessary rigor about content that goes with it. The casting of biases based in current political issues as observations about some objective reality.

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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