What influences people’s political beliefs?
Posted by T.Collins Logan on
An important questions, given today’s polarized landscape. Here are what I believe to be the top influences on people’s political beliefs:
1.Native intelligence.
2. Indoctrination and conformance of family, community, peers, coworkers, etc.
3. Level and quality of education.
4. Exposure to propaganda.
5. Native and learned critical thinking capacity.
6. Level of self-awareness.
7. Native tolerance for cognitive dissonance.
8. Native (or learned?) propensity to be motivated by fear rather than more positive emotions.
9. Need to belong to a group (and remain in lockstep with one’s “tribe”).
10. Native or learned ability to hold one’s own beliefs in a neutral space, and either revise or expand them when we encounter verifiable evidence — see diagram below.
11. An understanding and acceptance of science and the scientific method.
12. A native propensity to gravitate towards conspiracy theories.
My 2 cents.
1.Native intelligence.
2. Indoctrination and conformance of family, community, peers, coworkers, etc.
3. Level and quality of education.
4. Exposure to propaganda.
5. Native and learned critical thinking capacity.
6. Level of self-awareness.
7. Native tolerance for cognitive dissonance.
8. Native (or learned?) propensity to be motivated by fear rather than more positive emotions.
9. Need to belong to a group (and remain in lockstep with one’s “tribe”).
10. Native or learned ability to hold one’s own beliefs in a neutral space, and either revise or expand them when we encounter verifiable evidence — see diagram below.
11. An understanding and acceptance of science and the scientific method.
12. A native propensity to gravitate towards conspiracy theories.
My 2 cents.
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