Study Finds Neruoanatomical Evidence of Greater Fear In Conservatives and Lessened Courage and Optimism...

[longfisher]

...read it here:

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/c...-center-brain/

"A study at University College London in the UK has found that conservatives' brains have larger amygdalas than the brains of liberals. Amygdalas are responsible for fear and other "primitive" emotions. At the same time, conservatives' brains were also found to have a smaller anterior cingulate -- the part of the brain responsible for courage and optimism."

Now, like all scientific studies, more studies are needed to support or reject this study's findings. So, I don't want to go out on a limb supporting this one. It's against my scientific training to do so.

But I will say one thing. The single most distinguishing characteristic of all conservatives I know is that they piss a puddle every time the word terrorist is mentioned, in print, speech, whispers or graffitti. If you want a piss puddle, say terrorist to them.

They are also the very home of false patriotism. They're full of bluster and threats and beating of chests and loud noises some emanating above their waist lines. But no action to speak of. Mostly no enlisting. Mostly no volunteering for duty. Mostly devotions to merely themselves.

I like to say they're "LOUD, UNDUELY PROUD AND LIGHTLY ENDOWED". I'm glad a neuroanatomical study is beginning to shed some light on this.

I think I'll have my Son's girlfriends screened for conservatism so we can continue to have healthy, patriotic, law-respecting, law-abiding, moral, citizens in our blood line.

Let chaos begin.

LF

[longfisher]

...as I predict they'll find a close genetic linkage between the God gene, the stupid gene, the gene for sociopathologic thought and the fear gene in Conservatives.

I'm hoping for DNA screening for all of them so we can rid society of them forever. Eugenics anyone?

Hey, it's all chemistry after all.

LF

[Squidnation]

Damn and I thought I was just stupid. I am learning so much about my self this year

[Capt. Jon Tennant]

...as I predict they'll find a close genetic linkage between the God gene, the stupid gene, the gene for sociopathologic thought and the fear gene in Conservatives.

I'm hoping for DNA screening for all of them so we can rid society of them forever. Eugenics anyone?

Hey, it's all chemistry after all.

LF

do you believe in God LF?

[seapower]

That a mind is truely a terrible thing to waste! Just about the time I hit rock bottom, I can come on here and read LF's lastest. Make's me feel sooooooooo much better about myself. Frank

[hubris 1]

LF will be telling us what Jimmy The Greek tried to make so clear. Black people are genetically endowed to be slaves. Its part of their DNA! Careful LF, Your losing your audience when you open your mouth.......its proving its not attached to anything of "matter." Its an interesting take however, proving how smart you are by proving how dumb everyone else is.........genetically speaking of course.