Posted on 05/05/2019 4:20:11 PM PDT by WWII_Historian
The adherents of both left-wing and right-wing philosophy have knowledge; however, the left-wingers got their knowledge from the system of beliefs, while right-wingers got their knowledge from the trial-and-error development of human civilization. Leftism will accompany society forever because pseudo-science always runs in parallel to science.
There is a simple test to distinguish between scientific knowledge and the pseudo-scientific kind. The test is based on the fact that the human reaction to new information that contradicts the original knowledge depends on the method of acquiring that original knowledge.
In the real world, if new information contradicts the original knowledge, it leads to a re-evaluation of such knowledge. For example, when intuitive, widely accepted, and wrong knowledge that the sun rotates around the Earth was challenged by Copernicus, it led to a painful re-evaluation of the original idea and accepting the new, revolutionary one: that it is, in fact, Earth that rotates around the sun.
However, if the original knowledge is acquired by religious or other dogmatic beliefs, the new information does not lead to such re-evaluation. On the contrary, in most cases, it leads to the strengthening of the original belief. For example, even if it were proven that flying horses never existed on the planet Earth, Muslims will continue to believe that Mohammad flew on a horse named Buraq to an outer space where he met Allah. Moreover, any attempt to prove to any Muslim that such a voyage on a horse is impossible will not just strengthen Muslim's beliefs, but could convert some of them from a passive, indifferent follower into an aggressive religious fanatic. The reaction would be similar to the reaction of a rank-and-file Democrat if somebody mentioned that Antifa, like the Ku Klux Klan, was founded as a militant wing of the Democratic Party.
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A disease.
Left-wing ideology is the ideology of TREASON.
A mental disorder. They seek out other deranged individuals and practice their cult rituals.
The ideology of Satan.
2banana’s Law:
Conservatives are more than happy to live under the same laws and taxes they want for everyone else.
Liberals/progressives expect to be exempted from the same laws and taxes they want for everyone else.
Very good article.
Since I have no life I think I saw this posted already but I am GLAD it was again because I did not read it the first time.
It’s not a capital crime to post an article a second time :)
A parasitic infestation that destroys nations.
It is a FReeper capital crime if you don’t post before you’ve read the article. ;-)
Definitely not science.
As Meat Loaf might put it, two out of three ain’t bad.
This clown has too much time on his hands to write this dribble.
Definitely NOT science.
I vote mental retardation.
A cult and a religion.
A chaotic occurrence because thinking for them is too hard. Facts hurt their heads and make them sad.
ROFL!!!
IT’S IN THE CONSTITUTION!!
We have the right to comment before reading the article and BEFORE READING THE THREAD TITLE!!
Heck, we have the right to randomly click anywhere, open up a page and just spout away!!
I think it’s one of the 500 or so Jewish commandments too.
I KNOW it’s in the New Testament! :)
Hey, some of the best posts on FR are the ones posted blind.
TRUE!
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