I agree again. So may I rephrase the question? Why does the ego exist? How and why do we have one? Is there some need that makes want to see the world that way?
I agree again. So may I rephrase the question? Why does the ego exist? How and why do we have one? Is there some need that makes want to see the world that way?Ego as in *I* am the sole arbiter of my reality and no evidence will change my mind. I am locked into my own being, I am right because I have decided that I am right and I am the sole arbiter of my reality.
I model my learning after the scientific method. What I know is based on the best information I have and if new information arises that better explains something I adopt it.
I am never completely right but rarely completely wrong either and I'm fine with that.
I agree again. So may I rephrase the question? Why does the ego exist? How and why do we have one? Is there some need that makes want to see the world that way?
Also note that Rasmussen is of Likely Voters. Who cares about voters 3.5 years before an election? Related: who can honestly pare down to just the correct likely voters this far out from an election? What matters at this point is the approval of all adults.
Including Rasmussen at this point is not apples/oranges. It is closer to bricks/oranges.
I agree but see it somewhat differently. You call it fear and I agree. And I jump up and down yes on that we were raise to believe certain things, but the reason we challenge new data is because the old ideas were not optional beliefs. We were made to conform to those ideas by threat of punishment, punishment for being bad, and only in conformity was there any safety. We became good by conforming to our programming, whatever it was, and we defend it at the cost of heresy and all that implies. We are all defending the notion of good we were indoctrinated with and just as we know that pleasure is superior to pain, we know that our good whatever it may be, is the one and only real good.Partly fear. If you were raised to believe certain things and you have those beliefs challenged, its easier to fight or scream or simply ignore new data than it is to admit something you believe is wrong.
This is especially problematic with religious beliefs. Interestingly the catholic church has actually been getting much better, while Muslims and American Protestants are fighting harder every day to avoid reality. Kinda scary.
Pretty damn good in my opinion.That is a hard question to even speculate about, the root cause may be evolutionary but since we can reason away most things that hinder us it would have to be subconscious as in an instinct. It's certainly possible that affirmation of the ego through upbringing and culture that demands obedience and faith contributes to solidifying the ideas as unchallengeable which, since the human brain loves everything to be uniformly treated, means that all ideas that the individual have must be right or at least not wrong.
It makes sense that there was a time when you took your elders truths as absolute or paid with your life. So the original instinct was probably necessary at some point in time.
Also note that Rasmussen is of Likely Voters. Who cares about voters 3.5 years before an election? Related: who can honestly pare down to just the correct likely voters this far out from an election? What matters at this point is the approval of all adults.
Including Rasmussen at this point is not apples/oranges. It is closer to bricks/oranges.
538 gives a weight and adjustment based on the pollsters historical lean - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/
President Donald Trump's second-quarter job approval rating has fallen below what any other past president has gotten during the same time frame.
A new Gallup poll found that Trump averaged a 38.8% rating between April 20 and July 19. The average approval rating for that time is 62%. President Obama was at the average during this time period, as was President Nixon. President Clinton is the only president who was below 50% by the second quarter, coming in with a 44% approval rating.
Trump's approval rating isn't just low compared to the same time period across administrations. His second quarter ranks 250th out of all 287 presidential quarters Gallup has measured since 1945. But there's a large partisan gap in the numbers. Just 8% of Democrats approved of Trump's job performance during the second quarter, but 85% of Republicans did. Approval ratings have become increasingly polarized in recent administrations, but the 77-point gap for Trump is a new record.
He's still at nearly 40% approval (85% for Republicans)?!! Wow, I thought it would be a lot lower considering he hasn't really accomplished a whole lot, and it's becoming more and more likely that he's had shady dealings with the Russians.
He's still at nearly 40% approval (85% for Republicans)?!! Wow, I thought it would be a lot lower considering he hasn't really accomplished a whole lot, and it's becoming more and more likely that he's had shady dealings with the Russians.
Good news. Pretty soon Trump will be the last Republican and have an approval of 100%.I read something the other day which could help explain why his numbers have held up with Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/...-of-support-may-be-smaller-than-it-seems.html
Basically it's that as people are turned off by Trump some of them stop identifying as Republicans, meaning his overall approval rating declines while his Republican numbers stay pretty high. Since the election the percentage of Americans identifying as Republicans has declined about 4 points. If that's the case then Trump is only holding about 80% of Republicans and while that might sound high, it's actually a very low number for a president. Hell, Nixon as he was resigning in disgrace still had an approval rating among Republicans of about 50%.
I read something the other day which could help explain why his numbers have held up with Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/...-of-support-may-be-smaller-than-it-seems.html
Basically it's that as people are turned off by Trump some of them stop identifying as Republicans, meaning his overall approval rating declines while his Republican numbers stay pretty high. Since the election the percentage of Americans identifying as Republicans has declined about 4 points. If that's the case then Trump is only holding about 80% of Republicans and while that might sound high, it's actually a very low number for a president. Hell, Nixon as he was resigning in disgrace still had an approval rating among Republicans of about 50%.
Televised child molestation?That explains the drop from mid 40's that occurred from inauguration day to about early May. But his approval average has held steady in the 38-40 range for almost 3 months now. Still wondering what is going to get him to the mid 30's or below.
Trump is not a perfect person and those actions would not reflect who he is. Hillary on the other hand actual had children up her...Televised child molestation?
Trump is not a perfect person and those actions would not reflect who he is. Hillary on the other hand actual had children up her...
That's certainly what that sick so-and-so was referring to. Never mind that it makes no sense, has been disproved and yes, Alex Jones. Dark thoughts for Dark people.Didn't she run that paedophile ring in that pizza place that Alex Jones reported on?
That's certainly what that sick so-and-so was referring to. Never mind that it makes no sense, has been disproved and yes, Alex Jones. Dark thoughts for Dark people.
Interesting graph. Go Maryland! Its a little out of date. Hmm might move to Vermont if it weren't so damn cold. And wow a lot of poor suckers in WVA looking for coal jobs I guess.
Having relatives in WV, I can tell you that they love the man and he can do no wrong. The believe, honestly, that if everyone would get out of his way and let him do what he wants, we would live in utopia - seriously.
If his health care bill passes they will suffer an extremely rude awakening as massive cuts to health care spending is going to adversely affect health care employment which, if I remember correctly, is the #1 employment sector in WV. They aren't just going to lose their health insurance (as huge portions of WV are on Medicaid), they are going to lose their jobs.
Just kidding, they will find something else to blame it on I'm sure.
That is a hard question to even speculate about, the root cause may be evolutionary but since we can reason away most things that hinder us it would have to be subconscious as in an instinct. It's certainly possible that affirmation of the ego through upbringing and culture that demands obedience and faith contributes to solidifying the ideas as unchallengeable which, since the human brain loves everything to be uniformly treated, means that all ideas that the individual have must be right or at least not wrong.
It makes sense that there was a time when you took your elders truths as absolute or paid with your life. So the original instinct was probably necessary at some point in time.
The sad thing is, I think there are only a few things that would get many of these hardcore Republicans to change their minds:
1. Family members dying as a direct result of lost health care coverage.