[POLITICS] Why People Are Irrational about Politics

From: Technotranscendence (neptune@mars.superlink.net)
Date: Fri May 23 2003 - 08:18:11 MDT

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    Abstract: I look for explanations for the phenomenon of widespread,
    strong, and persistent disagreements about political issues. The best
    explanation is provided by the hypothesis that most people are
    irrational about politics and not, for example, that political issues
    are particularly difficult or that we lack sufficient evidence for
    resolving them. I discuss how this irrationality works and why people
    are especially irrational about politics.

    For the full essay, see http://home.sprynet.com/~owl1/irrationality.htm

    Any thoughts?

    Cheers!

    Dan
    http://uweb.superlink.net/neptune/MyWorksByDate.html



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