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Koneg Title: Evil Genius Posts: 894 Registered: 2001-12-4 15:31:28	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Only 6% of scientists identify as Republican
	AzureTyger posted: No wonder conservatives are so hostile towards intellectualism and science. And yet the very first line of the article you cite... Quote: Americans like science. Overwhelming majorities say that science has had a positive effect on society and that science has made life easier for most people. AzureTyger posted: Not only does truth have a liberal bias, but people who dedicate their lives to seeking the truth overwhelmingly reject the GOP. Really? Let's take it to your cite again shall we? Quote: More than half of the scientists surveyed (55%) say they are Democrats So 55% is an overwhelming rejection of the GOP? Sounds more like the rest of the scientists actually are scientists - and rather than embracing a position without consideration (like a good little liberal) they choose to self-identify as "independent" instead. I would interpret that poll not as a condemnation of the GOP, but a rather telling example of who the actual scientists are. Here's a hint: The real scientists are not self-identifying themselves with the DNC... or any political party. Would you like to fail again? (Y/n) Edits: Pre- posting. -----signature----- * First rule of a gun fight: Have a gun. \| "Any sufficiently advanced idiocy is indistinguishable from trolling." -- Arthur C Clarke
Brother_Tempus Title: Patriot Posts: 985 Registered: 2001-1-9 08:07:00	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Only 6% of scientists identify as Republican
	AzureTyger posted: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1276/science-survey This proving the statement of a liberal academia ... When one cannot control the system through politics, merely control the system of education -----signature----- You win ACF, dude - Osmenthe BT is usually right - Onslaught i think we need more BT on page 1 - FighterUSAF Yep, BT is right - Aerlinthian Got guns & ammo? Food? Precious metals?
reesescups Title: //Captain America Posts: 2,537 Registered: 2003-5-26 14:45:53	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Only 6% of scientists identify as Republican
	Brother_Tempus posted: AzureTyger posted: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1276/science-survey This proving the statement of a liberal academia ... When one cannot control the system through politics, merely control the system of education Yes - because as you so eloquently put it - education is the bane of Republicans... Way to prove the thread premise correct dumb ass.. -----signature----- "man up, you wimp." - Groucho48 "I'm not racist at all." - dae_trist
Brother_Tempus Title: Patriot Posts: 985 Registered: 2001-1-9 08:07:00	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Only 6% of scientists identify as Republican
	reesescups posted: Brother_Tempus posted: AzureTyger posted: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1276/science-survey This proving the statement of a liberal academia ... When one cannot control the system through politics, merely control the system of education Yes - because as you so eloquently put it - education is . a way to indoctrinates someone since they have no resistance to it at very young ages ... -----signature----- You win ACF, dude - Osmenthe BT is usually right - Onslaught i think we need more BT on page 1 - FighterUSAF Yep, BT is right - Aerlinthian Got guns & ammo? Food? Precious metals?
reesescups Title: //Captain America Posts: 2,537 Registered: 2003-5-26 14:45:53	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Only 6% of scientists identify as Republican
	Brother_Tempus posted: a way to indoctrinates someone since they have no resistance to it at very young ages ... Let me guess You were home schooled... -----signature----- "man up, you wimp." - Groucho48 "I'm not racist at all." - dae_trist
AzureTyger Title: Awesome Posts: 462 Registered: 2002-4-1 15:49:04	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Only 6% of scientists identify as Republican
	There is actually some pretty good social science out there on the effect of trying to persuade conservatives with facts or reason. Shockingly enough, the more education a conservative has the more likely they are to be ideologically wedded to the view point and to seek out news sources and information that agrees with it, becoming therefore extremely vulnerable to the manipulations of right wing talking points. It's a cognitive device called motivated reasoning and studies have shown this is especially strong in conservatives. The bottom line is that it is actually not just useless, but counterproductive to approach conservatives with factual evidence, as their psychological defense will kick in and they will simply become more entrenched in their viewpoint and counter with memorized (mis)information and sound bytes. So the answer might actually be to keep conservatives as dumb as possible because they are actually more likely to be persuaded with facts. It's fascinating but tragic. -----signature----- Using the mirror of ridicule to force conservatives to confront their own stupidity.
eodoll Posts: 1,028 Registered: 2002-2-14 12:35:42	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Only 6% of scientists identify as Republican
	I think the ' conservative' stance is not bad. The current republucan party however is not the traditional cnservative.
Koneg Title: Evil Genius Posts: 894 Registered: 2001-12-4 15:31:28	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Only 6% of scientists identify as Republican
	AzureTyger posted: The bottom line is that it is actually not just useless, but counterproductive to approach conservatives with factual evidence, as their psychological defense will kick in and they will simply become more entrenched in their viewpoint Uh - the only "factual evidence" so far cited, by yourself no less, has directly contradicted your original premise - yet you choose to ignore that and remain entrenched in your viewpoint? How interesting. -----signature----- * First rule of a gun fight: Have a gun. \| "Any sufficiently advanced idiocy is indistinguishable from trolling." -- Arthur C Clarke
Tych2 Title: Obama Appointed Outpost Czar Posts: 2,511 Registered: 2005-3-1 06:56:47	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Only 6% of scientists identify as Republican
	I guess this is important to someone and it looks like it could be good troll material. -----signature----- We have enough youth. What we need is a fountain of smart. Drill Anwar! Kapie Drevid in Tanks
Rosaria Title: They call me Mellow Yellow, quite rightly. Posts: 477 Registered: 2003-8-22 10:07:30	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Only 6% of scientists identify as Republican
	Koneg posted: More than half of the scientists surveyed (55%) say they are Democrats According to the liberals in this thread, that means 45% of scientists are against the Democratic party. -----signature----- "Them Bollinger Bands on the DJIA are starting to look like columns of projectile vomit." ~ Red Pill

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