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People who are sheltered from disgusting stimuli, or who fail to perceive certain stimuli, might have an underdeveloped defense against potential threats. In contrast, people who live in squalor, or who have unusually sensitive taste receptors, might experience more frequent disgust, and thus be more often primed to over-react harshly.
Actually, the article describes multiple methodologies. For example:
Kind of confirms what adults have been saying for years. Liberals are too naive about dangers of this world. Probably explains why people get conservative with age, life experience teaches that.
@FortWayneIndiana, I think the point of the article was that "liberal" and "conservative" opinions can result from factors having nothing to do with evidence and reason.
some do learn with age....
the world and it's dangers... Darwinism, strong survive, stupid either learn or die.
You might, though, want to look up the difference between "it's" and "its" before calling others stupid.
That's a change from believing in the Bible
Another interesting bit I read lately: