On 2/16/2012 9:37 AM, Sam wrote: > > You do realize your FACTS don't add up? > If our brains are hard wired so one can predict political stance, than > how do we explain the people that change their positions?
I guess this needs repeating: >> it *says* that complex thought involves more areas of the brain than that, >> so the results are a bit puzzling. I am not going to get into social and cultural factors, the effect mass communication has on perception, or other theories, but there are many possible, additional influences that deal with your question. In general, people are predisposed to all sorts of things. That does not mean that they are forced to act or think completely within the boundaries of those dispositions. > Think about it, 90 random people in a London college and half are > conservatives. What are the odds of finding even two conservatives in > a university. Most college kids start liberal and mature into > conservatives. But according to this study that's impossible because > only the anterior cingulate cortexside is capable of growing -- with > training they say. Actually, college aged kids' brains are still undergoing changes. I remember when my perception of the passage of time changed. It was dramatic enough that I noticed it. It was a bit surreal. Anyway, the average age for a brain to become fully developed is 25. Besides, you cannot simply dismiss something because it does not give you a complete answer. The study said that there are other things to consider, but suggests that brain structure, at whatever level of development, seems to be enough of a contributing factor that predictions can be made within an acceptable margin of error. Yes the study was inconclusive as far as offering concrete proof and yes, it was suggested that more research is required, but the reason more research is required is because the results support the hypothesis well above random occurrence. Now, if the study itself is flawed, then that is one thing and the next person to investigate can call the original experimenters on their BS, but the results were valid enough to at least make it to peer review. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:347014 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
