Re:Nonpolitical Images Evoke Neural Predictors of Political ...
by Xcelerate on Sunday November 09, 2014 @04:03PM
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I had heard of a study similar to this one before. Genetically, I seem to be pre-disposed toward being easily disgusted (except gore, that doesn't bother me at all).
However, my views have become less conservative over time. Well, maybe not for me personally, but at least the way I view everyone else (for example, I would never do drugs myself, but I don't care what everyone else does).
I don't think my "disgust response" has changed however, so I wonder if I have an innate predisposition to being more libertarian that I've moved toward over time.
Re:Nonpolitical Images Evoke Neural Predictors of Political ...
by tormeh on Sunday November 09, 2014 @05:38PM
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I'm not sure what word you're looking for, but the opposite of conservative is liberal. Libertarianism is a pretty vague and complicated concept, as the Wikipedia page on it will tell you.
Re:Nonpolitical Images Evoke Neural Predictors of Political ...
by calimac on Sunday November 09, 2014 @03:17PM
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Technical means of proving that social elements to political beliefs. Showing a picture of a SF rainbow parade to a conservative in a farm house in the mid west will elicit the same mental response as showing the rainbow parade participant a picture of the conservative in the farm house. This is purely social.
However, my views have become less conservative over time. Well, maybe not for me personally, but at least the way I view everyone else (for example, I would never do drugs myself, but I don't care what everyone else does).
I don't think my "disgust response" has changed however, so I wonder if I have an innate predisposition to being more libertarian that I've moved toward over time.
Rainbow, parade, and farm house weren't even on the list.