On Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:48:00 -0500, David Hartung <
da...@hotmaiil.com>
wrote:
>On 04/12/2012 05:31 AM, NoBody wrote:
>> On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:21:23 -0700 (PDT), Nickname unavailable
>> <
Vid...@tcq.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On Apr 11, 5:18 am, NoBody<
NoB...@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:54:45 -0700 (PDT), Nickname unavailable
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <
Vide...@tcq.net> wrote:
>>>>> On Apr 10, 6:42 pm, "Sid9"<sid9@
bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>>>> April 10, 2012
>>>>
>>>>>> Tenn. Bill on Evolution and Teaching to Become Law
>>>>
>>>>>> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
>>>>
>>>>>> NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's governor says he will let a law take
>>>>>> effect April 20 that protects teachers who allow students to criticize
>>>>>> evolution and other scientific theories, such as global warming.
>>>>
>>>>>> Republic Gov. Bill Haslam had said previously he would probably sign the
>>>>>> bill. But on Tuesday he said he would let the law take effect without his
>>>>>> signature, adding he believes the legislation doesn't change scientific
>>>>>> standards currently taught in Tennessee.
>>>>
>>>>>> Supporters say the measure would help students think critically.
>>>>
>>>>>> Tennessee was the state where the nation's first big legal battle over
>>>>>> evolution was fought nearly 90 years ago.
>>>>
>>>>>> Critics derided the legislation as the "monkey bill" for attacking
>>>>>> evolution. The state held the famous Scopes "monkey trial" in 1925 in
>>>>>> Dayton. In 1967, Tennessee's anti-evolution law was revoked.
>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Ziggy's law, "For every complicated problem there's usually a simple
>>>>>> solution and its always wrong!"
>>>>
>>>>> i am shocked:not only has conservatism been tied to low I.Q./low
>>>>> functioning individuals/but also research shows that low-effort
>>>>> thought promotes political conservatism:political viewpoints of
>>>>> patrons with high blood alcohol levels were more likely to be
>>>>> conservative
>>>>
>>>>>
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/07/conservative-politics-low-ef...
>>>>
>>>>> Conservative Politics, 'Low-Effort' Thinking Linked In New Study
>>>>> The Huffington Post | By David Freeman
>>>>> Posted: 04/ 9/2012 10:44 am Updated: 04/ 9/2012 2:16 pm
>>>>
>>>>> Conservatives and liberals don't seem to agree about much, and they
>>>>> might not agree about recent studies linking conservatism to low
>>>>> intelligence and "low-effort" thinking.
>>>>> As The Huffington Post reported in February, a study published in the
>>>>> journal "Psychological Science" showed that children who score low on
>>>>> intelligence tests gravitate toward socially conservative political
>>>>> views in adulthood--perhaps because conservative ideologies stress
>>>>> "structure and order" that make it easier to understand a complicated
>>>>> world.
>>>>> Ouch.
>>>>> And now there's the new study linking conservative ideologies to "low-
>>>>> effort" thinking.
>>>>> "People endorse conservative ideology more when they have to give a
>>>>> first or fast response," the study's lead author, University of
>>>>> Arkansas psychologist Dr. Scott Eidelman, said in a written statement
>>>>> released by the university.
>>>>> Does the finding suggest that conservatives are lazy thinkers?
>>>>> "Not quite," Dr. Eidelman told The Huffington Post in an email. "Our
>>>>> research shows that low-effort thought promotes political
>>>>> conservatism, not that political conservatives use low-effort
>>>>> thinking."
>>>>
>>>>> For the study, a team of psychologists led by Dr. Eidelman asked
>>>>> people about their political viewpoints in a bar and in a laboratory
>>>>> setting.
>>>>> Bar patrons were asked about social issues before blowing into a
>>>>> Breathalyzer. As it turned out, the political viewpoints of patrons
>>>>> with high blood alcohol levels were more likely to be conservative
>>>>> than were those of patrons whose blood alcohol levels were low.
>>>>> But it wasn't just the alcohol talking, according to the statement.
>>>>> When the researchers conducted similar interviews in the lab, they
>>>>> found that people who were asked to evaluate political ideas quickly
>>>>> or while distracted were more likely to express conservative
>>>>> viewpoints.
>>>>> "Keeping people from thinking too much...or just asking them to
>>>>> deliberate or consider information in a cursory manner can impact
>>>>> people's political attitudes, and in a way that consistently promotes
>>>>> political conservatism," Dr. Eidelman said in the email.
>>>>> The study was published online in the journal "Personality and Social
>>>>> Psychology Bulletin."
>>>>> What do you think? Are conservatives less intelligent than liberals--
>>>>> or more intelligent? And is conservatism a matter of lazy thinking?
>>>>
>>>> That is the most ridiculous test I've ever heard of with an obvious
>>>> political bend. I'm guessing tax dollars paid for it too? It sounds
>>>> like something from the Onion. One could draw the conclusion that
>>>> sober people lie and drunk people tell the truth. Good grief....
>>>
>>> yet, its backed and and peer reviewed. which means its empirical
>>> evidence.
>>
>> Backed and peer reviewed by whom? I've found very little on the study
>> other than the endless repeating of the original story.
>
>
http://psp.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/03/16/0146167212439213.abstract
That's the only thing I found but that doesn't really answer my
question.