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Everybody Loves Science!
LTK:
The science of why we don't believe in science, a great article that provides a summary and explanation of a lot of relevant research into people's beliefs and convictions, and the reasons why they are so hard to change.
One result that's especially surprising - and worrying - to me is the effect that education has on the strength of one's beliefs. Being a Republican or a Democrat is a strong predictor of whether one accepts the science on climate change, but college-educated Republicans and Democrats are more likely to deny or accept the science, respectively, than their non-college-educated counterparts. Having a higher education just makes you stronger in your own beliefs.
Apparently I've been wrong, not Everybody Loves Science. Maybe I should rename the thread Everybody Loves Confirmation Bias.
mustang6172:
--- Quote from: LTK on 23 Nov 2014, 15:35 ---Being a Republican or a Democrat is a strong predictor of whether one accepts the science on climate change,
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That doesn't sound like much of a predictor.
--- Quote from: Article ---The disciples even went so far as to remove brassieres and rip zippers out of their trousers—the metal, they believed, would pose a danger on the spacecraft.
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Strange. Why not switch to button fly?
LTK:
--- Quote from: mustang6172 on 23 Nov 2014, 18:38 ---
--- Quote from: LTK on 23 Nov 2014, 15:35 ---Being a Republican or a Democrat is a strong predictor of whether one accepts the science on climate change,
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That doesn't sound like much of a predictor.
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What do you mean by that?
mustang6172:
What if political party doesn't predict a stance on climate change; rather, a stance on climate change predicts someone's political party?
explicit:
I know plenty of my friends are conservative and agree with climate change. Though, they technically are registered as independant...
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