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The genetics and environment of liberalism - btfc - 10-31-2010
Full paper: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=6&fid=7909321&jid=JOP&volumeId=72&issueId=04&aid=7909320&bodyId=&membershipNumber=&societyETOCSession=&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S0022381610000617
Found here: http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/10/weird-science-shocks-its-brain-into-an-acid-trip.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
"a really fascinating study that's getting buried with headlines about a "liberal gene." The authors are actually working with the hypothesis that an exposure to diverse views during adolescence helps promote a liberal outlook, but that genetic factors influence this process. And that's precisely what they found. Using a population of over 2,500, they checked the genotype of a dopamine receptor gene.
Among those that carry a form of the gene that's associated with novelty seeking behavior, having a large number of friends in adolescence ended up being associated with adopting a liberal outlook. A lower number of friends, and there was no connection; same thing if this specific variant is missing (so, in some ways, there are a bunch of conservative alleles, too). It's a great example of how genetic and environmental influences can combine to create a complex behavior."
Re: The genetics and environment of liberalism - Black Tea - 10-31-2010
So there is hope for a cure?
Re: The genetics and environment of liberalism - Pops - 10-31-2010
Black Tea wrote:Yup. Just like homosexuals can be cured.
So there is hope for a cure?
It all starts with praying for them. Or preying on them.
I can't remember which it is.
Re: The genetics and environment of liberalism - Pam - 11-01-2010
Then likewise there should be a cure for the racist, bigoted, and intolerant.
Re: The genetics and environment of liberalism - RgrF - 11-01-2010
Leave Mel Gibson out of this -- the guy just lost his job.
Re: The genetics and environment of liberalism - Kiva - 11-01-2010
there have been brain imaging studies showing the differences in liberal brains vs. more conservative. As I recall, the group doing the study didn't seem to be clearly "independent', but their results were pretty solid.
People are just wired different..
kiva
Re: The genetics and environment of liberalism - Pam - 11-01-2010
RgrF wrote:
Leave Mel Gibson out of this -- the guy just lost his job.
I think he lost his mind!
Re: The genetics and environment of liberalism - gringamarimacha - 11-01-2010
To infinity and beyond!
GOOD GUYS WIN!!!
Bad guys lose!
End of story!
Get outta town, you dimwit lefty losers!
Take back America from the Left!
Hoo-rah! Hoo-rah! Hoo-rah!
Re: The genetics and environment of liberalism - Sam3 - 11-01-2010
And there we have a brain scan that shows nothing in it.
Re: The genetics and environment of liberalism - michaelb - 11-01-2010
I would think this is related to why conservatism always loses in the long run. Once enough of a liberal beachhead is established, the "idea" is no longer novel and can then gain greater widespread acceptance, even among genetic conservatives.
Gender and racial equality are obvious recent examples; gay marriage is an example of the transformation currently underway. In history, ideas like "personal freedom" and even the "constitution" were wacko liberal ideas that were later widely adopted later.