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Old 06-21-2015, 06:14 AM  
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Originally Posted by dyna mo View Post
interesting biology triggered there.

i reread the article, the author doesn't mince the conclusion, he points to religion and corporations creating/forcing a lack of reason in Americans. While i don't disagree, it's revealing (to me anyway) that an article in Psychology.com glaringly leaves out a serious consideration- the impact & influence psychology has had on young males
mostly through our education system.
the entie ADHD epidemic for instance. The "No child left behind" legislation that was supposed to raise the bar? it in fact encourages kids to be diagnosed ADHD so they get easier testing, consequently higher scores.
This is very true. Giving what is effectively meth to developing brains so you can sell some drugs and so they'll be "quiet". You have to wonder if these people are actively malicious or just really really stupid.
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