Evidence based smear campaigns

Hey Larni.Crazy, just plain crazy. And sad, too.Cognitive dissonance at its finest. Yes, I think, up to a point. Like the study says, it depends upon where an individual lies on the scale of conservativity, regardless of intelligence, it seems. I'd assume, if given two people of the same level of conservatism but differing levels of education and/or intelligence, the more highly educated individual would be found to reject prior convictions versus his counterpart. In general, at least.As I'm sure we've all seen (in this forum as well as in real life), rationality and reason seems to fall by the wayside in this, ah, subset of society. Pity.Have a good one.

Hey Slevesque. I'd agree that it may be that the more moderate (neither right nor left) a person is, the more likely she'll consider amending a position if that position was shown to be untenable. Seems like a fine assumption, anyway.So, think of the most liberal friend you have. Can you illustrate a scenario in which this friend would exhibit the same characteristics as the "study" in question portrays for conservatism?

Hey Slevesque. I'm not sure you read me correctly. I said to think of your most liberal friend and then cite an example.Or maybe I'm not reading you correctly.

I just can't understand how someone can be so opinionated about, well, anything, to be unable to recant even after offered evidence to the contrary. For example, my head explodes frequently when viewing certain posts on this and other message forums, especially when relating to something as contentious as creation. Although the internet allows for a high degree of anonymity, personally I'd experience a bit of discomfort if sticking with a standpoint which has been proven wrong results in a loss of personal credibility. But that's just me.

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