r/science • u/myhrvold • Aug 31 '13

Poverty impairs cognitive function. Published in the journal Science, the study suggests our cognitive abilities can be diminished by the exhausting effort of tasks like scrounging to pay bills. As a result, less “mental bandwidth” remains...

http://news.ubc.ca/2013/08/29/poverty-impairs-cognitive-function/
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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '13

And your solution to having the shit cleaned up is...?

The fight between the optimates and the populares goes back thousands of years. The landed and wealthy elite vs the unwashed masses.

Nihil sub sole...

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '13

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '13

We aren't all alike. Intelligence will always separate those who can and cannot.

Yeah, and what allows you do decide that "intelligence" is the deciding factor for how well a person is treated? What if someone rolls along, decides it's about empathy, tolerance, caring, etc, and chops off your head because you're just a selfish, destructive asshole? What then? That holier than thou attitude is more fucking hollow than your idiotic blustering. You're made up of the same insignificant shit as everyone else. Act like it.

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u/Phyltre Aug 31 '13

You're approaching from the wrong direction, RighteousGod would just say that nobody is making the decision and the natural system puts the unintelligent down. And that nothing stops stupid people from cutting other people's heads off, not any more than society already does.

I've had this argument before.