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Originally Posted by questor
Reason, by your own words you are proving the point I have been making. Your brain and mine are wired differently.
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questor, of course our brains are wired differently. From the moment we were born, our brains have been developing neural connections, and throughout our lives, based on our experiences and the information that we have attained, each of our brains have formed unique thought patterns. There are so many processes at work in relating to emotions, influences, exposure, education, etc., that have contributed to our current "wiring" and brain orientation.
I am not here to tell you that we are all wired the same. What I have been arguing against is 1) That there is scientific evidence that can substantiate the claim that there are inherent genetic propensities toward political persuasion; 2) That there is any scientific evidence to support the idea that people that have a tendency to favor a particular hemisphere are better suited to government leadership positions, or to the contrary, less suited; and 3) That we as a society should entertain the idea of segregating the population by their brain orientation with the goal of steering them toward some particular career path.
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Originally Posted by questor
I am sure I could make no argument to convince you of the ultimate gain to society for '' bailing out'' financial institutions which have such a large impact on our economy. You have arrived at your own opinion by viewing the distress of the markets and your solution is to what...?
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What a huge assumption you have made here. What in my statement above gives you the impression that I find anything wrong with a decision to bail out financial institutions? If I'm such the liberal that thinks we should lean on the government for everything like you have been taught to believe, wouldn't it be consistent for me to believe that corporations and banks should lean on the government as well?
I'm simply pointing out the hypocrisy in a mindset that is abhorrent to government assistance unless it is tied to big buisiness. If individuals should be responsible for taking care of their own financial condition, why shouldn't banks and lending institutions be expected to do the same? Do you realize the types of investigations that are currently underway that are looking into instances of fraud in lending practices? Should our tax dollars be going toward providing relief for large financial institutions that may be suffering due to illegal business practices?
I arrive at my opinion based on what makes sense to me, and so often, I rely on science to help me in that regard because I think the process is credible. I'm sure you form your opinions on what makes sense to you as well, but I don't know what sources of information you find credible. But what makes sense to us is ultimately tied our understanding, our values, and what we believe is important. But we are not genetically predispositioned to values and beliefs. Those are gained through life experience. Hopefully, we are able to amend our values and beliefs if our experiences tell us that they are misguided. This is similar to the tenets of the scientific method, which I happen to find valuable. But so often, people become so ingrained in their thinking and are so desperate to prove they are right in their opinions that they will deny reality and evidence to the contrary in order to protect their beliefs.
Invariably, since everyone's life experiences and therefore "brain wiring" is unique, we can either focus on our differences and struggle endlessly to convince everyone to believe as we do, or we can accept our uniqueness and differences and seek to find common ground for the sake of all.
We have a choice.
