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sharp_stick

(14,400 posts) Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:54 PM Sep 2013

Politics Screws Up Your Ability To Do Math

Really interesting study shows that among people who are good with numbers political leaning, either Liberal Democrat or Conservative Republican, impairs the ability to reason and do math.

Basically it comes down to the idea that if a result seems right to a person they'll just accept it even though digging deeper would show them the error.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/09/new-study-politics-makes-you-innumerate

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Politics Screws Up Your Ability To Do Math (Original Post) sharp_stick Sep 2013 OP

No wonder I chose to be an Independent! TM99 Sep 2013 #1

TM99

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1. No wonder I chose to be an Independent!

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Thu Sep 5, 2013, 01:07 PM

Sep 2013

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