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2008-02-12 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by gorb 2008-02-12 05:27|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Because if we're all programmed by our dna then there is no human free will thus democracy is not possible. Just another attempt by 'them' to rationalize their abandonment of the concept of rule by the people. The problem for them is, they assume, they're the ones who'll be 'left' in charge.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-02-12 07:12|| 2008-02-12 07:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Nah P2K, you are completely wrong here.

I recall the Nature/Nuture debates of the 1970s. In fact I participated in a bonafide riot on the subject. Even though I knew the Nuturish argument was utter bollocks, throwing rocks at cops proved to be more fun.

"We don't have free will, but we have to act as if we do."

Quoting myself.

Posted by phil_b 2008-02-12 09:19|| 2008-02-12 09:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Hmmmm...perhaps this means that my father in law can be cured if we kill off enough babies

Posted by Kelly 2008-02-12 09:34|| 2008-02-12 09:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Kelly, I presume missing /s tag.

Even then, I still not get it. What connects the ... F/[k! There are not even dots to connect!

Posted by twobyfour 2008-02-12 13:15|| 2008-02-12 13:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Some people think problems through logically (republicans and libertarians) and others think emotionally (democrats and greens). This is a vast generalization but tends to be true in my experiences. It explains why more youths and women tend democrat and stodgy Anglo-American men trend republican.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-02-12 14:15|| 2008-02-12 14:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Just wait till parents start wanting to bioengineer their kids' voting preferences.

Posted by JSU 2008-02-12 14:22|| 2008-02-12 14:22|| Front Page Top

#7 It's not genetic. People switch all the time.

The left/right different tracks the male/female difference quite nicely. That is not to say that women are liberal and men are conservative. This is about traits, not gender.

Posted by Iblis 2008-02-12 16:18|| 2008-02-12 16:18|| Front Page Top

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