HLMenckenFan@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThere's no such thing as a conservative intellectual — only apologists for right-wing powerwww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up17cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up17external-linkThere's no such thing as a conservative intellectual — only apologists for right-wing powerwww.salon.comHLMenckenFan@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square81fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareRaltoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoYou are aware that scientific studies have shown a clear correlation between conservative thinking and lower cognitive ability?
minus-squareBlamemeta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYou can make studies say anything you want. just throw the lab some money. The tobacco studies are a great example of thst.
minus-squareBlamemeta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFirst article on google, https://news.sky.com/story/remember-when-cigarettes-were-good-for-you-10371944 Lots of shit in the 40s and 50s claiming tobacco was good for you. All those studies were funded by tobacco companies.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThere’s nothing there about any studies claiming tobacco was good for you. Just finding doctors to say so.
minus-squaresadreality@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoTobacco industry pkay book is used by big oil, sugar, bad food in general and now tech. Deny until you can’t. Fund fake studies to help your denial arguments. Talk about choice and freedom. Fear monger.
minus-squareBlamemeta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoHere’s a history.com article. Maybe that’ll be more to you’re liking? https://www.history.com/news/cigarette-ads-doctors-smoking-endorsement
minus-squareSTUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThen try finding a single study that says the opposite.
You are aware that scientific studies have shown a clear correlation between conservative thinking and lower cognitive ability?
You can make studies say anything you want. just throw the lab some money. The tobacco studies are a great example of thst.
Which tobacco studies?
First article on google, https://news.sky.com/story/remember-when-cigarettes-were-good-for-you-10371944
Lots of shit in the 40s and 50s claiming tobacco was good for you. All those studies were funded by tobacco companies.
There’s nothing there about any studies claiming tobacco was good for you. Just finding doctors to say so.
Tobacco industry pkay book is used by big oil, sugar, bad food in general and now tech.
Deny until you can’t. Fund fake studies to help your denial arguments. Talk about choice and freedom. Fear monger.
Here’s a history.com article. Maybe that’ll be more to you’re liking? https://www.history.com/news/cigarette-ads-doctors-smoking-endorsement
Then try finding a single study that says the opposite.