r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 20d ago

Neuroscience Twin study suggests rationality and intelligence share the same genetic roots - the study suggests that being irrational, or making illogical choices, might simply be another way of measuring lower intelligence.

https://www.psypost.org/twin-study-suggests-rationality-and-intelligence-share-the-same-genetic-roots/
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u/EvLokadottr 19d ago

Now do a study about all the people who think they are being rational when actually they are quite irrational, but purposefully baiting and abusing their opponents until they incite an emotional reaction to "prove" that they are the rational ones.

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u/Head-Engineering-847 16d ago

I think they did a study on trolls like this where they found that haters are just jealous

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u/EvLokadottr 16d ago

Yeah, heh. I made a comment recently about tax brackets and someone actually replied with "are all your opinions based on emotion?" I laughed and blocked them.