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Yale Professor 'Embarrassed' to Discover Tea Party Members are Scientifically Literat

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So much for the picture the liberals try to paint of tea party people.

"You know that line liberals love to lob at the Tea Party: you're stupid. Well, obviously that's not the case, nor has it ever been true. Now, a Yale professor has released some new research showing that the so-called "Tea Party radicals" are actually scientifically literate.
Professor Dan M. Kahan of the psychology department at Yale says he was surprised to discover a positive correlation between science comprehension and members of the Tea Party:
Well, perhaps some of those previous opinions could've been dispelled earlier when the New York Times wrote in 2010 that Tea Partiers are more educated - and financially better off - than the rest of the public

- See more at: Yale Professor 'Embarrassed' to Discover Tea Party Members are Scientifically Literate | CNS News


"However, those who identified as part of the tea party movement were actually better versed in science than those who didn’t, Kahan found. The findings met the conventional threshold of statistical significance, the professor said."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/tea-party-science-98488.html#ixzz2i0eoaZLL
 
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So much for the picture the liberals try to paint of tea party people.
It's a fairly small correlation though: (r = 0.05, p = 0.05)

What is not mentioned in Politico is that the Prof also ran correlations on left-right political views and religious views. There's a small negative correlation (r = -0.05, p = 0.03) between right-political views and scientific literacy and a modest negative correlation between (r = -0.26, p < 0.01) religiousity and scientific literacy.

Winners: Non-conservative, non-religious Tea Partiers
Losers: Conservative, religious non-Tea Partiers

www.culturalcognition.net - Cultural Cognition Blog - Some data on education, religiosity, ideology, and science*comprehension
 
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So much for the picture the liberals try to paint of tea party people

So they're not scientifically illiterate people with stupid ideas. They're just scientifically literate people with stupid ideas. Definitely a game changer. Happens every day though. Just look at people who think recycling is good for the environment.
 
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So they're not scientifically illiterate people with stupid ideas. They're just scientifically literate people with stupid ideas. t.

Waht are all these 'stupid ideas' . Repeal of massively unpopular Obamacar? Getting a handle on the size of the Government -you know since we are 17 trillion in debt?
 
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Waht are all these 'stupid ideas' . Repeal of massively unpopular Obamacar?

Massively unpopular with Republicans*

Getting a handle on the size of the Government -

Oh really? Which part? The defense spending which is several times that of the next closest power? Or is it the farming subsidies given out every year to GOP voters? Wait, it's only welfare that they want to cut. Get serious. The day the Tea Partiers do anything more than go to bat for the GOP, I'll change my lean to Libertarian.

you know since we are 17 trillion in debt?

We've been in debt for 50 yeas. Republicans - err - Tea Partiers, are just mad they're not in power to blow up the debt themselves.
 
Re: Yale Professor 'Embarrassed' to Discover Tea Party Members are Scientifically Lit

It's a fairly small correlation though: (r = 0.05, p = 0.05)

What is not mentioned in Politico is that the Prof also ran correlations on left-right political views and religious views. There's a small negative correlation (r = -0.05, p = 0.03) between right-political views and scientific literacy and a modest negative correlation between (r = -0.26, p < 0.01) religiousity and scientific literacy.

Winners: Non-conservative, non-religious Tea Partiers
Losers: Conservative, religious non-Tea Partiers

www.culturalcognition.net - Cultural Cognition Blog - Some data on education, religiosity, ideology, and science*comprehension

Y'know I could care less about their scientific intelligence, it's their economic, social, and political ignorance that's killing the country.
 
Re: Yale Professor 'Embarrassed' to Discover Tea Party Members are Scientifically Lit

The Tea Party are really just militant libertarians in disguise. They are not going away as they are trying to steal a new identity to win elections. They are having mixed success.
 
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Coburn has a report coming that will show $85 billion could be cut from the Pentagon over ten years - See more at: Even Defense Spending Can Be Cut | Tea Party PatriotsTea Party Patriots

Pentagon spending per year? 700 billion x 10 years = 7 trillion - I'm sure that 'cut' will mean a lot to the Pentagon. What is that? Like 1% a year? As I said, get back at me when you've got something other than welfare cuts.
 
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So they're not scientifically illiterate people with stupid ideas. They're just scientifically literate people with stupid ideas. Definitely a game changer. Happens every day though. Just look at people who think recycling is good for the environment.

Sound like liberal academia.
 
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Sound like liberal academia.

Sure it does. All fields? Or just the ones you don't like?
 
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Waht are all these 'stupid ideas' . Repeal of massively unpopular Obamacar? Getting a handle on the size of the Government -you know since we are 17 trillion in debt?

He's giving away cars now? THAT SOCIALIST BASTARD.
 
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So much for the picture the liberals try to paint of tea party people.

"You know that line liberals love to lob at the Tea Party: you're stupid. Well, obviously that's not the case, nor has it ever been true. Now, a Yale professor has released some new research showing that the so-called "Tea Party radicals" are actually scientifically literate.
Professor Dan M. Kahan of the psychology department at Yale says he was surprised to discover a positive correlation between science comprehension and members of the Tea Party:
Well, perhaps some of those previous opinions could've been dispelled earlier when the New York Times wrote in 2010 that Tea Partiers are more educated - and financially better off - than the rest of the public

- See more at: Yale Professor 'Embarrassed' to Discover Tea Party Members are Scientifically Literate | CNS News


"However, those who identified as part of the tea party movement were actually better versed in science than those who didn’t, Kahan found. The findings met the conventional threshold of statistical significance, the professor said."

Read more: Eureka! Tea partiers know science - Tal Kopan - POLITICO.com

When people talk about the tea party being stupid, simple context shows that those people are talking about in relation to politics since that is what the tea party is about, politics. Smart people in one area can be flaming idiots in another. Hell, there are phd's who are libertarians, the extreme in educated and stupid together. Tea parties are demonstratably stupid politically, which says exactly jack **** about how much they know about science.
 
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I really only have one comment/question. If Teapartiers are so smart in the head, why do they think and talk so much out their asses?
 
Re: Yale Professor 'Embarrassed' to Discover Tea Party Members are Scientifically Lit

I really only have one comment/question. If Liberals are so smart in the head, why do they think and talk so much out their asses?

Good question. :lol:
 
Re: Yale Professor 'Embarrassed' to Discover Tea Party Members are Scientifically Lit

When people talk about the tea party being stupid, simple context shows that those people are talking about in relation to politics since that is what the tea party is about, politics. Smart people in one area can be flaming idiots in another. Hell, there are phd's who are libertarians, the extreme in educated and stupid together. Tea parties are demonstratably stupid politically, which says exactly jack **** about how much they know about science.

While I'll agree with most everything, and realize my experiences are only personal . . . I'd be remiss if I did not mention that out of all the people I know on a intimate level that are Tea Party folk, the majority would not know the three branches of our government. Ask them how the constitution gets amended and they look at you like you are speaking Russian. Now, that is not to say there aren't really smart Tea Party Folk . . . I just don't know any smarter than me . . . and that's not sayin' much because I'm pretty much a dumb arse.

I would also like to mention, I don't talk politics with my Tea Party friends unless it is face to face, but I learn what questions to ask by what they post on facebook. Lastly, it does not change how I feel about them on a personal level, because 99% of them would have my back no matter what . . . they just aren't all that smart, and neither am I. I do not apologize for being a product of my environment. The only thing that makes me different from almost all the people I grew up with is my military experience. Not smarter, just more experienced in other cultures.
 
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So much for the picture the liberals try to paint of tea party people.

"You know that line liberals love to lob at the Tea Party: you're stupid. Well, obviously that's not the case, nor has it ever been true. Now, a Yale professor has released some new research showing that the so-called "Tea Party radicals" are actually scientifically literate.
Professor Dan M. Kahan of the psychology department at Yale says he was surprised to discover a positive correlation between science comprehension and members of the Tea Party:
Well, perhaps some of those previous opinions could've been dispelled earlier when the New York Times wrote in 2010 that Tea Partiers are more educated - and financially better off - than the rest of the public

- See more at: Yale Professor 'Embarrassed' to Discover Tea Party Members are Scientifically Literate | CNS News


"However, those who identified as part of the tea party movement were actually better versed in science than those who didn’t, Kahan found. The findings met the conventional threshold of statistical significance, the professor said."

Read more: Eureka! Tea partiers know science - Tal Kopan - POLITICO.com

Y'know I could care less about their scientific intelligence, it's their economic, social, and political ignorance that's killing the country.

Amen to that!

Mark Levin was talking about this Yale professor's finding on his talk show today and my first question was, "And? :confused: What exactly does this have to do with their knowledge of government or governance?" If this guy really wants to impress me concerning the Tea Party's scientific IQ, tell me what they really think about the science behind global warning - cause and effect. Then I'm impressed!
 
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I know what i'm about to ask is radical.. even extreme, so forgive me in advance, i'm a Libertarian and by popular liberal definition, i'm supposed to be stupid and extreme.

has any of the folks here ever entertained the notion that people, primarily their political rivals, just aren't as stupid as you want them to be?
have you ever thought to yourself " maybe my beliefs aren't the only good beliefs in existence..."
or even more extreme, has anyone though ot themselves " hey, those folks are pretty smart, and i'm pretty smart... maybe it's just that we have different perspectives..


instead , y'all just spew out wisdom filled quips like " they might be literate in science, but they are stupid in everything else".. or "Libertarian has a PHD, but he's still stupid.

at this point, "Stupid" simply means... someone who disagrees with me politically.


as for the study, i'd be embarrassed as a scientist for even running the study... when you assume people's political leans or associations correlates to their literacy or intelligence, you're already in a bad place... you already have a disdain for your fellow citizens over nothing more than politics.... trying to prove your assumption true by running a study is just an admission that your character is ****ed up.
take your cynical ass home and learn not to hate your fellow citizens before coming back outside.
it might be hard, but you're smart.. you can figure it out.
 
Re: Yale Professor 'Embarrassed' to Discover Tea Party Members are Scientifically Lit

So they're not scientifically illiterate people with stupid ideas. They're just scientifically literate people with stupid ideas. Definitely a game changer. Happens every day though. Just look at people who think recycling is good for the environment.

stupid ideas to those who like to suck on the public tit and outsource being an adult to the government, or worse yet, power hungry control freaks who want to be everyone's parent?
 
Re: Yale Professor 'Embarrassed' to Discover Tea Party Members are Scientifically Lit

Y'know I could care less about their scientific intelligence, it's their economic, social, and political ignorance that's killing the country.

Another partisan hack... do you feel proud?
 
Re: Yale Professor 'Embarrassed' to Discover Tea Party Members are Scientifically Lit

I really only have one comment/question. If Teapartiers are so smart in the head, why do they think and talk so much out their asses?

So that you can understand them...
 
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