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Originally Posted by Nug
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Yes, it is. First of all, that experiment is trash. It proves correlation, not causation -- and the wide-ranging conclusions drawn from an over-simplified experiment are absurd. You might as well conclude that liberals, on average, are more literate; or have more agile and dexterous fingers.
The irony is that the attempt at identifying implications from the experiment proves why it's worthless. The experiment could provide scientific explanation for Bush's single-mindedness and Kerry being a flip-flopper? There's the problem. Is being single-minded a bad thing? Is being a flip-flopper a bad thing? It's entirely circumstantial. Single-mindedness is referred to as dedication and determination under the right circumstances. But if you're the Red Baron, it's referred to as "target fixation". That'd be the wrong circumstance. Flip-flopping can be open-mindedness. It can also be whimsicality and lack of conviction.
Everything is fluid. Liberal isn't better. Conservative isn't better. They're two overarching belief systems that each have proven to be correct and incorrect time and time again.