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Conservatism is a false sense of security motivated by fear

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SW-User
Well, the amygdala is larger among conservatives than liberals, so they are likelier to respond to things with fear. You're not wrong there. One could debate, however, whether the liberal sense of security is any more "false" than the conservative one.
MasterLee · 56-60, M
@SW-User Have you had your sanity checked?
SW-User
@MasterLee Is that what people need to do every time they don't agree with you?
MasterLee · 56-60, M
@SW-User No just when they make ridiculous claims
SW-User
@MasterLee Conservatives having a larger amygdala, the region of the brain responsible for processing fear, is not a matter of opinion. It's been backed by at least two separate studies. Maybe more that I haven't bothered to look for. You can look it up yourself if you don't want to take my word for it
MasterLee · 56-60, M
@SW-User Oh I totally agree liberals would make that up as they need to ridicule anyone disagreeing with them
SW-User
@MasterLee Can you prove that they made that up, or do you need your sanity checked?
MasterLee · 56-60, M
@SW-User I give you sw as evidence of the stupidity of liberals. From there you are free to chase your own fantasies. You cannot prove your ridiculous assertion so you should retract it.
SW-User
@MasterLee Are you sure you want me to use that example, because the only stupidity I can see is coming out of you. You've gone from baseless insults, to even more baseless conspiracy theories, and then to put the cherry on top, you rely on an obscure, 2nd rate, social media website to prove your claims. Your debate skills are abysmally ineffective
MasterLee · 56-60, M
@SW-User Good luck. You aren't putting forth any debate.
SW-User
@MasterLee That's because I'm not the one picking fights. I know better than to argue with idiots
MasterLee · 56-60, M
@SW-User sorry are you still spewing idiocy? I thought you had withdrawn in defference.
SW-User
@SW-User Cite the studies?
SW-User
@SW-User Why is the burden on me? You know how to use Google, don't you?
I'm trying to enjoy my night
SW-User
@SW-User I see. Making the claim without evidence leaves it invalid, aka BS!
Enjoy your night :)
SW-User
@SW-User There is evidence, this just isn't an academic setting that requires me to post sources for it. If you truly cared one iota about the truth, you'd bother to look it up instead of outright denying it. You're just here to pat yourself on the back for your imagined self-righteousness. It's not my fault you're too intellectually lazy to entertain skepticism
Booyeah · 41-45, M
@SW-User "why is the burden on me?"

Because you made the claim. That's how this works.
Booyeah · 41-45, M
@SW-User
Booyeah · 41-45, M
@SW-User http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Do_your_own_research
SW-User
@SW-User You state a pretty wild claim and then want all to take it as "the truth". I asked nicely for the studies. You've blown me off. And now rude as well. I didn't deny anything; I just asked, nicely, for the evidence
SW-User
@SW-User I'm not your parent. You shouldn't need me anytime you have a question. You're an adult. Figure it out yourself
SW-User
@Booyeah People make thousands of claims here per hour. Why should I be the only one providing links for mine?
Booyeah · 41-45, M
That's called red herring. You can stop deflecting any time now.@SW-User
SW-User
@SW-User When in a hole, quit digging. In England you'd be known as a twat.
Over and out.
SW-User
@Booyeah Can you support that claim and prove that it's a red herring?
Booyeah · 41-45, M
@SW-User Still deflecting.