Survey shows liberals are more prone to mental instability than conservatives

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[QUOTE="Laihendi"]I see a variety of articles.Laihendi

I only noted ones I recognized from reputable sources, which was one article from the BBC talking about a doctor who socrates, darwin, warhol had aspergers

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[QUOTE="Laihendi"] Yes it does. If you have a disorder then you are flawed and necessarily inferior to what you would be without it. Autism is not necessarily a disorder. Autists have difficulty socializing because of the tendency of neurotypicals to be intolerant of them or incapable of understanding them.Laihendi

Um, you started by specifying intellectually inferior, which isnt necessarily true.  And it is true that intellectually autistics can be remarkable i.e. Rain Man. But that does not mean they don't have a disorder.  And the case could be made that they inferior in social settings/socializing

It's a disorder because it is different psychological pattern from normal, and not part of normal development.  People who are autistic are not choosing to free themselves from social constraints and conventions, they literally don't understand them (this applies often to people with aspergers as well).  They don't understand many things, that would seem normal to us like certain emotions.  And I'm sure you see autism as great because you think it is some form of non-comformity, but dealing with autistic people actually requires conforming to a very strict set of behaviors and schedule or else they get very upset.  

You need to realize that many of these people, especially severly autistic individuals, need special help just to ensure that they properly take care of themselves and are able to make it in the outside world.  That doesnt mean you need to look down on them or pity, but you do need to understand that they are different and have special needs.

If you are smart then you can overcome mental disorders through rational thinking.Laihendi

Oh man...

I just woke up. Thank you.

[QUOTE="Laihendi"][QUOTE="lostrib"]

I only noted ones I recognized from reputable sources, which was one article from the BBC talking about a doctor who socrates, darwin, warhol had aspergers

PannicAtack

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

[QUOTE="Laihendi"]I see a variety of articles.Laihendi

I only noted ones I recognized from reputable sources, which was one article from the BBC talking about a doctor who socrates, darwin, warhol had aspergers

I doubt their political agenda has much to do with reporting on a professors theory on autism and it's link to brilliant minds.  But i would find the BBC more reputable than someone's wordpress blog on the internet

[QUOTE="PannicAtack"][QUOTE="Laihendi"] Please define reputable source. BBC is funded by the government and has a clear political agenda.Laihendi

THat means they still have a political agenda, just because it matches yours doesnt mean they are any less biased than BBC may be.

Is anyone keeping a list of the stuff Laihendi doesn't know anything about but claims he does? A partial list... Science (neurology/psychology in particular) Statistics Sociology Ethics Economics Current events Law History Tolkein What else?PannicAtack

Under law, can you specify the Constitution

[QUOTE="PannicAtack"]Is anyone keeping a list of the stuff Laihendi doesn't know anything about but claims he does? A partial list... Science (neurology/psychology in particular) Statistics Sociology Ethics Economics Current events Law History Tolkein What else?lostrib

Under law, can you specify the Constitution

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[QUOTE="PannicAtack"]Is anyone keeping a list of the stuff Laihendi doesn't know anything about but claims he does? A partial list... Science (neurology/psychology in particular) Statistics Sociology Ethics Economics Current events Law History Tolkein What else?PannicAtack

Under law, can you specify the Constitution

to be honest I'm just thinking of things that would make him mad.  Oh he also doesnt know about working or having a job

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Under law, can you specify the Constitution

lostrib

to be honest I'm just thinking of things that would make him mad.  Oh he also doesnt know about working or having a job

Is anyone keeping a list of the stuff Laihendi doesn't know anything about but claims he does? A full list...

EVERYTHING

PannicAtack

It baffles my mind how a fellow autistic can advocate such a tyrannical system that coerces people who don't obey propertarian norms.

Why can't you be an independent thinker like me?

Would you like to live at the mercy of nuerotypical bosses and landowners who would determine your fate by how normal you appear in a job interview?

How can you call such a system individualist?

Why am I supposed to respect my oppressors? Why should I need to get to kiss the a** of another propetarian thug to survive? I'm tired of these randbots outing themselves as individualists, they are not. They are an enemy of individualism. Capitalism thrives off of statism and conformity.

Why am I supposed to respect my oppressors? Why should I need to get to kiss the a** of another propetarian thug to survive? I'm tired of these randbots outing themselves as individualists, they are not. They are an enemy of individualism. Capitalism thrives off of statism and conformity.

RushKing

My takeaway from this ^ post: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!

Capitalism is driving me insane. I'm going to go to sleep now.

Capitalism is driving me insane. I'm going to go to sleep now.

RushKing

Have fun sleeping in your consumer bed, with your consumer pillow(s), and your consumer sheets.

Maybe in your wittle dreams you can be sleeping on a government-issue cot, using your arm as your pillow and your jacket as a blanket.

The liberals from here lend credibility to that study for sure.

Impeach ObamaJML897

The liberals from here lend credibility to that study for sure.

Espada12

The liberals from here lend credibility to that study for sure.

Espada12

[QUOTE="dave123321"][QUOTE="NEWMAHAY"] Wasn't that part of the criteria? "Most smart people and famous artists had mental disorders and they too were Liberal. Coincidence?"Laihendi

You can overcome a chemical imbalance of the brain through rational thinking? No, sorry, you cannot.

Neuropolitics.org isn't a published, peer-reviewed journal, so it doesn't have any scientific credibility.

Frankly, seeing C. Montgomery Burns on the first page of the site should tell you how credible it is.

http://neuropolitics.org

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[QUOTE="PannicAtack"] Well, not just the Constitution, but the way the legal system in the United States is largely based on precedence.PannicAtack

to be honest I'm just thinking of things that would make him mad.  Oh he also doesnt know about working or having a job

That's one more thing you can add to the list - libertarianism.

for in much wisdom, comes much sorrow

Being mentally ill means you went to see a Doctor. You could be completely insane but as long as you don't talk openly about it you will be classified as sane. 

The artiucle even says " Liberals in general were 64% more likely to report major depression" It doesn't say they are more likely to have it. 

lol this thread was a fun read.DaBrainz

Neuropolitics.org isn't a published, peer-reviewed journal, so it doesn't have any scientific credibility.

Frankly, seeing C. Montgomery Burns on the first page of the site should tell you how credible it is.

http://neuropolitics.org

jimkabrhel

Just from reading the first couple of paragraphs of that article I get the feeling that it's a parody site.

It baffles my mind how a fellow autistic can advocate such a tyrannical system that coerces people who don't obey propertarian norms.

Why can't you be an independent thinker like me?

Would you like to live at the mercy of nuerotypical bosses and landowners who would determine your fate by how normal you appear in a job interview?

How can you call such a system individualist?

RushKing

[QUOTE="Laihendi"][QUOTE="dave123321"] Lai seems to have brokenjimkabrhel

You can overcome a chemical imbalance of the brain through rational thinking? No, sorry, you cannot.

Neuropolitics.org isn't a published, peer-reviewed journal, so it doesn't have any scientific credibility.

Frankly, seeing C. Montgomery Burns on the first page of the site should tell you how credible it is.

http://neuropolitics.org

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[QUOTE="Laihendi"]If you are smart then you can overcome mental disorders through rational thinking.Laihendi

You can overcome a chemical imbalance of the brain through rational thinking? No, sorry, you cannot.

Neuropolitics.org isn't a published, peer-reviewed journal, so it doesn't have any scientific credibility.

Frankly, seeing C. Montgomery Burns on the first page of the site should tell you how credible it is.

http://neuropolitics.org

[QUOTE="Laihendi"][QUOTE="jimkabrhel"]

You can overcome a chemical imbalance of the brain through rational thinking? No, sorry, you cannot.

Neuropolitics.org isn't a published, peer-reviewed journal, so it doesn't have any scientific credibility.

Frankly, seeing C. Montgomery Burns on the first page of the site should tell you how credible it is.

http://neuropolitics.org

Abbeten

nikola tesla had OCD. Lai cured himself of it thus he's smarter than tesla because reasons

Lai's demonstration that correlation=causation further reinforces his reputation for a keen and nuanced understanding of science. 

[QUOTE="Abbeten"][QUOTE="Laihendi"] I overcame OCD by choosing to think rationally. I took responsibility for my problem and I addressed it. You don't need to be peer-reviewed to do a survey. This isn't scientific research - it's a survey.Laihendi

This survey holds no merit, at least scientifically

nikola tesla had OCD. Lai cured himself of it thus he's smarter than tesla because reasons

Aljosa23

nikola tesla had OCD. Lai cured himself of it thus he's smarter than tesla because reasons

Aljosa23

[QUOTE="Abbeten"][QUOTE="Laihendi"] Please explain why peer reviewing is important for a survey. Please provide examples of surveys that have been peer reviewed. I have never heard of a survey being peer reviewed.Laihendi

You probably didnt really have OCD to begin with

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nikola tesla had OCD. Lai cured himself of it thus he's smarter than tesla because reasons

Laihendi

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nikola tesla had OCD. Lai cured himself of it thus he's smarter than tesla because reasons

Laihendi

[QUOTE="Laihendi"][QUOTE="Abbeten"] that post was actually in response to your hilarious claim that you can alter your own brain chemistry through sheer force of willlostrib

You probably didnt really have OCD to begin with

Agreed. He's probably lying just to make a point.

I recognized my problem and took responsibility for it. An intelligent self-aware individual can objectively recognize irrational behaviour. If you recognize that what you are doing is irrational then you have no reason to keep doing it.Laihendi

I don't think obsessive compulsive disorder means what you think it means. 

[QUOTE="Laihendi"]I recognized my problem and took responsibility for it. An intelligent self-aware individual can objectively recognize irrational behaviour. If you recognize that what you are doing is irrational then you have no reason to keep doing it.Slow_Show

I don't think obsessive compulsive disorder means what you think it means. 

to be honest, I don't think most people know what OCD means