{"id":41865,"date":"2020-11-16T10:54:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T18:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=41865"},"modified":"2020-11-16T10:54:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T18:54:29","slug":"open-thread-11-16-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/11\/16\/open-thread-11-16-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 11\/16\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s another crazy day here in the CatBox.  I’m eating well.  This morning I cooked hamburgers and scrambled eggs.  The last time I texted was Nameless was yesterday afternoon.  He was home enjoying Nike’s company.  This afternoon WWWendy is coming a day early to destink the and help cook, because of her work schedule.  Tomorrow Dianna is coming to change my patch, and Wednesday Molly is coming to check my back support.  Oh God, its Monday!<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today’s took me 4:07 (average 6:05).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Religious Agony<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"1115Broncos12-Raiders37\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Stinking worthless orb!<\/font><\/p>\n

Humor from Mitch <\/strong>(ours, not BBMMM):<\/font><\/p>\n

\"0116Mitch\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From The Conversation<\/a>: <\/font>Conservatives tend to see expert evidence and personal experience as more equally legitimate than liberals, who put a lot more weight on the scientific perspective, according to our new study published in the journal Political Psychology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our findings add nuance to a common claim<\/a> that conservatives want to hear \u201cboth sides<\/a>\u201d of arguments, even for settled science<\/a> that\u2019s not really up for debate. <\/p>\n

We asked 913 American adults to read an excerpt from an article debunking a common misconception, such as the existence of \u201clucky streaks\u201d in games of chance. The article quoted a scientist explaining why people hold the misconception \u2013 for instance, people tend to see patterns in random data. The article also included a dissenting voice that drew from personal experience \u2013 such as someone claiming to have seen lucky streaks firsthand. <\/p>\n

Click through for much more info. I think the reason for that is that anecdotes tend to invoke responses from desires and fears, while scientific evidence invokes responses from reason.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (Parody Project Channel<\/a>)(H\/T Squatch for the reminder): <\/font>FIFTY WAYS TO LEAVE THE WHITE HOUSE<\/font><\/p>\n