Science Conclusive: Liberals More Complex, Conservatives More Fearful

From the Yahoo News story Will President Obama and the House GOP ever agree? Science suggests by Holly Bailey:

Using data from MRI scans, researchers at the University College London found that self-described liberals have a larger anterior cingulate cortex--a gray matter of the brain associated with understanding complexity. Meanwhile, self-described conservatives are more likely to have a larger amygdala, an almond-shaped area that is associated with fear and anxiety.


"Previously, some psychological traits were known to be predictive of an individual's political orientation," lead researcher Ryota Kanai writes of the study in the latest issue of Current Biology. "Our study now links personality traits with specific brain structure."

There you have it- conclusive evidence, based on 90 young adult volunteers who self-identified their political beliefs, that liberals understand more complexity and conservatives are more fearful. Thus in the future, you can simply disregard any arguments that a conservative like me may make as simply fear-mongering because we conservatives can't understand the complexity of the situation.