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"There may be a scientific answer for why conservatives and liberals disagree so vehemently over the existence of issues like climate change ... " -- (link)

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Nov 7 '14, 11:31

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I may even purchase the PDF of the journal article ... (today.duke.edu)

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While on some level I think this is incredibly obvious I think the study itself is fairly flawed. The problem is that they've taken real world issues - pmb Nov 7, 12:09
Is it because conservatives are less smart mouth breathers? -- nm - spamlet Nov 7, 11:52 1
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Interesting. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 11:48
That's very interesting. -- nm - Loyola Nov 7, 11:38 4
- I like the conclusion: It's not how you frame the problem, but how you frame the solution. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 11:45 3
  - I'm trying to think of a question that would similarly move the dial for liberals, ala the 22 to 55 move in the article. - Loyola Nov 7, 12:03 2
    - GMO labeling and vaccines come to mind. Or questions about nuclear energy and nuclear waste. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 12:19
    - I don't know you'd find too many at all that would disagree - Reagen Nov 7, 12:06
I don't believe that study. -- nm - CranBaronies Nov 7, 11:31 5
- threadjack. you really need to find a better holiday nic. I'm always reading this as CranBronies - znufrii Nov 7, 11:33 4
  - Yup. -- nm - Spawn Nov 7, 11:40
  - Would hyphens help? -- nm - Cran-Baron-ies Nov 7, 11:39 1
    - barely. :) -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 11:48
  - I do too. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 11:34

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