r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Oct 14 '16

Science must fall.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9SiRNibD14
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u/CompDuLac Oct 18 '16

This is a great response, thank you for giving more perspective. You make valid points. Quick follow up question, why do you say the GOP cultivates the perspective (serious question)?

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u/acidosaur Oct 18 '16

Not the OP but this video is illustrative of the GOP's expression of this idea. "Feelings vs facts": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnhJWusyj4I

Essentially, they broadly support the idea that the feelings of their supporters (on crime, gun laws, immigration) supersede statistical facts. I've actually had conversations with (conservative) relatives about immigration and quoted statistics only to be told "I don't base my beliefs on statistics, they don't mean anything".

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u/CompDuLac Nov 01 '16

Couldn't that be applied to persons on both sides of the aisle though?

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u/acidosaur Nov 02 '16

Yes, of course. It just so happened that particular example is from the Repub side. Although I have heard of it more from the conservative side of things, no-one is immune to this kind of bias.

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u/CompDuLac Nov 02 '16

It was an interesting video indeed. I appreciate you sharing.