nope. you do
LOL...That's just a flat out lie Comrade Stumpy. Folks of your ilk have a long history of eschewing science, e.g. climate change, evolution, biology, raped women cannot get pregnant, etc. Who do you think you are fooling comrade?
when you cherry pick an idea based upon a singular study because it fits your own bias, that is called pseudoscience
First, you have no evidence I cherry picked anything, because I haven't. Now if you disagree, please show your evidence. Two, cherry picking is an illogical argument. It's not pseudo science. The unfortunate fact for you and your fellow "conservative" cohorts, is you are once again at odds with science.
you mean besides the study that i linked and the references i called out?
really?
I mean where is your evidence, yeah, really.
1- those are called articles, not studies. an article is the opinion of the author based upon their personal interpretation of the study, whereas a study is a scientific breakdown of the evidence collected and is [typically] not biased. (when dealing with soft sciences like psychology, that is not always true)
2- i linked no articles. i linked a study, then i referenced other studies
3- one of the best ways to refute your specific point is to simply provide you with a conservative that is scientifically literate and trusts science, but that is already happening in the above thread so there is no need to go through all that work
point being: when you cherry pick data for your own personal bias then you are not making an argument from science, but rather you're making an argument that is from your own bias and interpretation of the science. more importantly, even within that study i linked that seems to support your own conclusion, there is no statement that "all" conservatives distrust science (try reading it sometime), only that "Conservatives—unlike Liberals or Moderates—have become increasingly skeptical and distrustful of science". please note that there is a reference called out for you to check the data on that comment. it would be in your own best interest to open that and read it before commenting further about the veracity of said claim.
Comrade Stumpy, did I call the articles I referenced studies? No, I didn't. I called them articles. And the articles I referenced were from science journals which referenced studies. That doesn't make them any less relevant. The unfortunate fact for you is that there have been several studies all of which have confirmed the articles I referenced in very credible science journals (i.e. Scientific American and Psychology Today).
Just because you don't like the science, it doesn't nullify the science. And the science shows so called "conservatives" are motivated by baser instincts like fear and less able to manage complex problems. They are herd animals whereas "liberals" are better able to handle complexity. And you don't have to look far to see it. Bowser, an avowed "conservative", has repeatedly hit the fear button, e.g. posting fearful messages and pictures. Fear and hate permeates "conservative" ideology and an objective mind doesn't have to look far to see it.
Unlike you comrade, I have offered sources and references. You have offered none. You have made assertions, and you have obfuscated. That's what you have done. Now if you have any evidence I cherry picked anything or misrepresented anything, now is the time to show it. If you can refute the studies I referenced, now is the time to show it. But I think we both know you cannot.
The unfortunate fact for you and those like you is that "conservatives" are motivated by baser instincts like fear and eschew complexity. Trump is the personification of American conservatism. He eschews complexity, and he embraces his ignorance. "Conservatives" are herd animals. They even embraced the term "dittohead". They invented the term to describe themselves. The unfortunate fact for you is the science doesn't support your beliefs.
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