BolivarianHero
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Sat Sep-18-10 10:45 AM
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Only 9% of scientists call themselves conservative. |
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Sat Sep-18-10 10:49 AM
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1. that's consistent with my experience.... |
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I won't speculate about the reasons.
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Sat Sep-18-10 11:25 AM
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3. It's the monthly check they get from George Soros |
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to fund their nasty global warming conspiracy.
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Sat Sep-18-10 10:57 AM
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2. What would a conservative scientist be? Oxymoron. |
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Sat Sep-18-10 11:29 AM
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4. And that 9% is probably mostly old-school fiscal conservatives and not |
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Sat Sep-18-10 11:29 AM
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5. To be a scientist, you must be able to think, which is obviously something |
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that the con's don't have.
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Sat Sep-18-10 11:41 AM
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6. many scientists depend on government funding - ie taxes |
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including myself. So if we want jobs we better have a government who believes in investing in research, development and education
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Sat Sep-18-10 11:44 AM
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7. Yup....what does that tell ya? |
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Sat Sep-18-10 12:01 PM
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8. And only 9% of Americans think Obama is too conservative.. |
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Sat Sep-18-10 12:14 PM
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9. To be a scientist, one needs to be open to new possibilities and change |
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Conservatives tend not to have this quality.
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Sat Sep-18-10 12:15 PM
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10. Wow, and they are really smart. Hmmm.......wonder what that means??? |
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Edited on Sat Sep-18-10 12:16 PM by KansasVoter
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Sat Sep-18-10 12:22 PM
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11. So people who examine/evaluate evidence & then come to logical conclusions... |
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Are more likely to be liberal than conservative? Who could have imagined such a statistic? :)
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Sat Sep-18-10 12:23 PM
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12. Scientists makes judgements based on evidence, not on "feelings" |
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That's why they see that reality has a "liberal bias".
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Sat Sep-18-10 12:23 PM
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13. And 39% call themselves normal |
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Sat Sep-18-10 02:09 PM
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14. Could global warming denying be part of the reason? |
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That seems to be a popular position amongst conservatives lately.
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Sat Sep-18-10 06:02 PM
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15. A freeper would call that proof that science can be dismissed as liberal propaganda |
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That's pretty much how their brains work.
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Sat Sep-18-10 06:05 PM
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16. And that 9% probably work for Exxon or BP |
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It's lucrative work, I hear.
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Sat Sep-18-10 06:11 PM
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That is one evil collection of fuckers over there.
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Sat Sep-18-10 06:20 PM
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Any scientist who works for them has abandoned the teachings of his/her ethics courses in college.
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Sat Sep-18-10 06:15 PM
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18. Since "conservative" today equals "anti-science", I am not |
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surprised. Anti-evolution, anti-climate change, pro-creation, human superiority---all "conservative" thinking. Makes me wonder about that 9% and who they are.
Let's get the 9% together and sacrifice a virgin to the volcano.
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Sat Sep-18-10 06:17 PM
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19. This should be a story |
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I have heard of studies like this before which make it very clear that there are few conservatives in positions which require real intellectual prowess. I wonder how many of these have to come out for people to realize that this country is being run by dumb-asses who are not the people who are making this country great and making technological and academic breakthroughs.
Its always so strange because I go to school and no one is a conservative, there are no republicans and for example in my international relations class we make fun of the right on a daily basis.
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