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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Conservatism--at least, the flavor that currently sets up camp under that name--shares one feature with religion: cultural control. Religion is the most fiendish tool for the domination and control of the populace ever devised by mankind. As such, it's a fearsome tool for those who have those agendas inside the government domain.
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Once again, ratbastid speaks the thruth. A recent research publication also suggests that the conservative response to various stimuli may be hard wired in the brain.
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Some provocative research covered by the Chicago Tribune has proposed that the brains of liberals and conservatives work differently. David Amodio, the primary investigator, found that the anterior cingulate cortex for liberals performs differently, allowing them to think more flexibly.
The work grew out of decades of previous research suggesting that political orientation is linked to certain personality traits or styles of thinking. A review of that research published in 2003 found that conservatives tend to be more rigid and closed-minded, less tolerant of ambiguity and less open to new experiences.
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It could be argued that the very rigid thinking of some evangelicals would have a similar brain response as some conservates. I suspect this would be more likely of the extremes of both groups.
There is other research that indicates that fundamentalists and those with extreme conservative political beliefs require a strong father figure with a clearly defined set of beliefs to follow. Internal and external sources of anxiety or chaos are brought under some control by the powerful daddy.
Obviously, the researchers are wacky liberals.
