There’s no shortage of studies that attempt to show how liberals and conservatives are different species who happen to share hominid form. Liberals are conveniently revealed by Cold Science to better handle deep subtle ambiguities, while conservatives are more rigid and likely to reach a conclusion quicker, such as “That study’s bunk.”
Not to say decisiveness is always wise. Is that Bigfoot out in my neighbor’s yard, or my neighbor himself? Better shoot it just to be safe. That is bad. Then there’s the ambiguity-savoring take: That is indeed Bigfoot in the backyard, mauling my neighbor. Should I run out and hit him with a wooden spoon? Would that not perpetuate the cycle of violence? What if he’s endangered? Isn’t taking sides a form of speciesism? Perhaps my neighbor brought it on himself by building a settlement in Bigfoot’s territory. But — oh well, the screaming has stopped. Never mind.
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