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Stars formed, planets coalesced, and on at least one of them life took root.
Through a long process of evolution this life developed into the human race.
Humans conquered fire, built complex societies and advanced technology .
All of that so we can argue about nothing.
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I like the quote under Happy Killbots post. Those who think like that do more for the world than those who question other people's lives. Good luck with YOUR problems.
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The way it determined people were gay and lying about it was to flash subliminal messages for 35 milliseconds, then ask the people to fill in the blank (i . e. " K I _ _ ) to see if people became more violent over time.
That all seems a bit sketchy to me, especially with all the controversy around subliminal messages.
Second, they did 4 studies that only looked at college students, with an average of 160 participants, so about 640 participants. The percentage of the population that is homosexual is estimated to be about 4.5%, so we should expect to find around 30 homosexual individuals, and only that many data points.
That means we are trying to make a claim that effects hundreds of millions of people based on about 30.
The third critique is that the study doesn't necessarily draw the conclusions the young Turks claim it does. For example, we could interpret the results to indicate that homophobes react faster when it is subliminally suggested that they are gay themselves.
If I wanted to determine this, I don't think I would use their methodology, although without serious deliberation I am not sure what I would use.
Here is a link to the study:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120406234458.htm
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Don't get me wrong I don't have anything against LGBTI community. Except when these types of tactics are used to try and shut down someones freedom of speach even if I disagree with what they have to say.
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The only way someone can be silenced is to choose to silence themselves, especially on the internet.
If you have valid reasons to be for or against something, voice them. We don't live under an authoritarian regime.
Stars formed, planets coalesced, and on at least one of them life took root.
Through a long process of evolution this life developed into the human race.
Humans conquered fire, built complex societies and advanced technology .
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