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In reply to the discussion: Could this be the birth of Free Republic 2.0? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)whether a person is liberal or conservative, the 2 main types definitively identified last time I read about it, can often be surmised by viewing the brain on CT scan. Liberals and conservatives use different parts of the brain more. They also process information in different orders/"directions."
Enjoy checking this out. Lots of fascinating findings, with more, and more complex understandings, layers upon layers, developing all the time. Peoples in more challenging climates tend to have evolved somewhat more conservative, with notably large numbers of those in hotter climates, something that can be verified by looking at any political world map. (I've always been a big geography fan and enjoy its immense influence being rediscovered in multiple disciplines after a long period of eclipse.)