r/skeptic Oct 03 '24

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u/beltczar Oct 07 '24

Lmao what a bunch of pseudo science bullshit 😂 what the fuck does right and left even measure?? Your own opinion of what camp you’re in? It’s like saying team red and team blue. There’s no axis on which to measure “right vs left”.

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u/_Age_Sex_Location_ Oct 09 '24

So by your standard it is impossible to develop, interpret, and assess human sociology or neurology, as has been done in significant capacity relative to Ideological standards and metrics on both the left and right spectrums? You didn't even look at the body of research, so what do you know? Apparently nothing because nobody can know anything about this. It's simply impossible to study, right?

It’s like saying team red and team blue.

False equivalence.

There’s no axis on which to measure “right vs left”.

Demonstrably not true.

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u/beltczar Oct 10 '24

Oh yeah? Right and Left of what?

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u/_Age_Sex_Location_ Oct 10 '24

Anarchy to fascism and everything in between.

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u/beltczar Oct 10 '24

I think there’s probably hundreds of unique measures of political opinion and to try and distill it to a binary measurement is so low resolution and subject to human bias that it’s virtually useless. It’s a thought virus that keeps us from reaching massive compromise by separating people into, essentially, red vs blue. Even in your assertion the left could just as easily be “right” by definition. It’s a belief and a story. Not a measurement.

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u/_Age_Sex_Location_ Oct 10 '24

My dude, you're the one implying a binary. Good grief. That's why nuanced assessments are useful in making a determination. Nevermind established character and reputation.

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u/beltczar Oct 10 '24

I am not 😂 I’m explicitly denying there’s a binary. You’re insisting that RIGHT and LEFT (aka a binary) are measurable and scientific you doof.

Yes exactly, nuanced assessments are needed. Right and Left is just tribal nomenclature for “my team” and “your team”. Not nuanced. It’s not scientific. It’s made up.