Brain ''Wiring''

[questor]

I made it clear from the start that there is a crossover with a sizable percentage in the middle. Furthermore, it is not just ''my'' argument. If you GOOGLE left brain right brain, you will encounter a number of articles supporting my position on characteristics. You say you have been tested- by whom? What was their expertise? Why do you think that your single test proves anything? How do you account for the difference in tax philosophy of Romney and Clinton? They are both observing the same problem, how do they arrive at different solutions? Do you support higher taxes on yourself?

[charles brough]

Originally Posted by questor

Maybe someone would answer these questions:
1. Why is the US educational system falling behind?
2. Does political correctness help or hurt our society?
3. Who or what is impeding the progresss of African Americans?
4. Will tax cuts help or hurt our economy?
5. Who should pay the higher taxes?
6. Will you pay 10% higher taxes to help pay the national debt?
7. Under what circumstances should we fight a war?
8. Should the US government be allowed to fire incompetent workers?
9. Should unions be allowed to collect money from their members for PAC's?
10. Should legal and illegal immigration to the US be halted or continued?

All those are good questions! I believe I can answer every one of them, but instead of doing that, let me explain the criteria or basic assumptions I go by that I would build my explanation on:

I figure that everything we do is dictated by our world-view and way of thinking which is, in our case, our religious-secular belief system. I went back in history and found that all such great mainstream systems began in some sort of relative unity and created civilizations. At some point, the ideological system began to divide at an accelerating rate. That enabled a flowering of science and culture, but as it continued, the cohesion of the society deteriorated, people cared less and less about the future and more about their individual welfare.

So, it is with us. Our ideological system began to split in about 1500, then we had the beginning of our great cultural-scientific age based, partially, on our secular ideology. But Christianity has continued to divide and even our secular beliefs have divided and in many cases, become extreme. We have the extremes in the animal rights groups, anti-abortion, put-spikes-in-the-logging-trees conservationists, pay tribute to former slaves, gay rights parades, etc. People pay the same lip service to the old secular ideals, but their "spirit" isn't in it anymore. So, our whole society and civilization is in decline.

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[freeztar]

Originally Posted by questor

I made it clear from the start that there is a crossover with a sizable percentage in the middle.

Ok, forgot/missed that, my bad.

Furthermore, it is not just ''my'' argument. If you GOOGLE left brain right brain, you will encounter a number of articles supporting my position on characteristics.

Care to post some credible sources?

You say you have been tested- by whom? What was their expertise?

I was tested by a psychiatrist.

Why do you think that your single test proves anything?

It doesn't prove anything. By the same token, making sweeping generalizations based on the same data, proves nothing.

How do you account for the difference in tax philosophy of Romney and Clinton? They are both observing the same problem, how do they arrive at different solutions?

That's just ludicrous. My father and I are both left-brained but we have vastly different views on every thing from taxation to the environment. For every example such as Romney/Clinton that you give, I can find an example showing the opposite. How does your theory account for this?

Do you support higher taxes on yourself?

ummm....no?
I'm not sure what you're asking exactly.

[questor]

Freez, if you disagree with your dad and he is left brained, then one of three things:
1. you are not left brained
2. you are left brained but haven't gained maturity. when you do, you will agree with your father
3. the left brain-right brain research means nothing
At this point in your life you are thinking right brained, meaning you will vote Democrat, since they will be raising your income taxes.
If you want to learn more about this subject, Google the subject as I mentioned earlier.

[charles brough]

Ok, so I myself looked up right/left brain and took a test.. . four were for right brain and 14 for left brain. Fine, so I am supposed to be left brain.

But it said: "In addition to thinking in a linear manner, the left brain processes in sequence. The left brained person is a list maker. If you are left brained, you would enjoy making master schedules and and daily planning. You complete tasks in order and take pleasure in checking them off when they are accomplished. Likewise, learning things in sequence is relatively easy for you. For example, spelling involves sequencing - if you are left-brained, you are probability a good speller. The left brain is also at work in the linear and sequential processing of math and in following directions. "

actually NONE of that applies to me. I am a terrible speller, don't follow directions and don't bother checking things off or even make lists. I am both or neither. I do not make plans ahead for the day and let my spouse do that. Many of the questions were impossible to answer accurately.

Isn't this the way astrology and numerology work?

I gather that it is supposed to help direct students on how to learn, but does it have any application at all to social theory? After all, this is a sociological forum.

If in the future anyone asks me if I am right or left brain, I think I will reply that I use both of them . . .

[InfiniteNow]

Originally Posted by charles brough

Isn't this the way astrology and numerology work?

Precisely.

Originally Posted by charles brough

If in the future anyone asks me if I am right or left brain, I think I will reply that I use both of them . . .

Bravo.

[questor]

Charles, I'm sure you do use both sides. Everyone does. This is not an either/or situation. Since this post is trying to show that there are some thought patterns that are desirable for certain endeavors and some are inimical to those endeavors, why would we elect leaders who show none of the patterns necessary for good leadership and stewardship? After all, we are soon to elect a president to lead us through perhaps the most perilous time in our history. My theory is that at some time in the future we can use thought patterns to give an idea of who is most qualified for which job. In other words,a biochemical aptitude test.

[InfiniteNow]

Here's a site called Neuroscience for Kids. It's written at a level that even the most ignorant can understand. In sum, left hemisphere is specialized for language, math, and logic. Right hemisphere is specialized for spatial ability, face recognition, visual imagery, and music.

Please... how exactly are you landing on your speculative non-sequitur that we can predict policital affiliation and leadership ability based on these perceptual and motorsensory differences? Screw telling me to google. Cite a specific source and how that source supports your specific conclusions. Stop talking out of your ass about topics you clearly do not understand.


Neuroscience For Kids - Hemispheres


Your posts in this thread support the fact that you have no understanding of psychometrics, and your premises are clearly the result of pop science news articles. Your interpretations of these articles is mistaken which results in your premises being false, and hence so are your conclusions.

Think I'm just being a jerk and am attacking you for no reason? Fine. Go ahead and prove your assertions with specific citations and show how those support your conclusions. Please...


Just google it?!?! Jackass...

[questor]

Your quote:
''left hemisphere is specialized for language, math, and logic. Right hemisphere is specialized for spatial ability, face recognition, visual imagery, and music.''
I have provided this information in my original post. My posits are based upon personal observation. I do not have statistics to support them as I am not aware of any research done on this subject. I have read a couple of news articles based on reactions to political behavior. One is titled ''How the Brain
Helps Partisans Admit No Gray'' Washington Post newspaper July 31, 2006.
Another was written by Drew Westen , professor of psychology and psychiatry at Emory University, also Washington Post-I don't have the date but it's within the last 8 months. The article is titled ''Dems, You Gotta Have Heart''. I would assume anyone with any observational ability would notice that there are two main political parties in the US that have totally different views on how to carry on the nations business and how to react to national security problems. I would also think it should be obvious that these two groups must have different neural activity to reach different conclusions when viewing the same event. Is this clear enough for you? Are you an expert on brain biochemistry? Do you understand the way thoughts are initiated? If so, why not enlighten us all rather than calling someone a jerk?

[InfiniteNow]

I'll take that to mean no, you can't.