The Liberal Brain & Conservative Brain Side by Side

[tooAlive]

The Liberal Brain:

And the Conservative Brain:

 

[there4eyeM]

Jeesh, I'm certainly glad I don't have a brain like that!

 

[Oldguy]

Uh...did you mean to show that they're exactly the same? Or, did you just screw up your post?

 

[there4eyeM]

I reckoned they were the same.

Sure seems like it to me (though the poster would probably label some of the schizophrenic lobes and areas differently).

 

[TheOldSchool]

The Liberal Brain:

And the Conservative Brain:

Ah a deep metaphorical satire of the substantial similarities between both ends of the American political spectrum.

How thought provoking

 

[Seawytch]

I wonder if the OP realizes that there are actual scientific studies on both liberal and conservative (see: lizard) brains.

 

[tooAlive]

Uh...did you mean to show that they're exactly the same? Or, did you just screw up your post?

I messed the post up. Somehow copied the same image link twice.

It's fixed now, though.

 

[Oldguy]

Let me see if I can help:

Liberal brain-----------------------conservative brain

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

This thread is stupid.

 

[t_polkow]

The Liberal Brain:

And the Conservative Brain:

LOL Logical conservatives?
A great study on the subject~

Link below:

The primary point is that as per their hypothesis the effect of lower cognitive ability on prejudice toward other races and homosexuality is mediated more or less through ideology. Coarsely, stupid people aren’t racist, stupid people are more likely to be socially conservative, and more socially conservative people are more likely to be racist.

Social conservatives have a lower I.Q.? (probably) : Gene Expression


Do conservatives tend to be less intelligent than liberals? A provocative new study from Brock University in Ontario suggests the answer to both questions may be a qualified yes.

The study, published in Psychological Science, showed that people who score low on I.Q. tests in childhood are more likely to develop prejudiced beliefs and socially conservative politics in adulthood.

I.Q., or intelligence quotient, is a score determined by standardized tests, but whether the tests truly reveal intelligence remains a topic of hot debate among psychologists.

Dr. Gordon Hodson, a professor of psychology at the university and the study's lead author, said the finding represented evidence of a vicious cycle: People of low intelligence gravitate toward socially conservative ideologies, which stress resistance to change and, in turn, prejudice, he told LiveScience.

Why might less intelligent people be drawn to conservative ideologies? Because such ideologies feature "structure and order" that make it easier to comprehend a complicated world, Dodson said. "Unfortunately, many of these features can also contribute to prejudice," he added.

Dr. Brian Nosek, a University of Virginia psychologist, echoed those sentiments.

"Reality is complicated and messy," "Ideologies get rid of the messiness and impose a simpler solution. So, it may not be surprising that people with less cognitive capacity will be attracted to simplifying ideologies."

 

[Black_Label]

You posted the wrong one, here you go.

 

[tooAlive]

This thread is stupid.

Did I pick the wrong day to post a joke thread?

Let me see if I can help:

Liberal brain-----------------------conservative brain

Nice comeback.

 

[rdean]

Republican Brain

Oxymoron