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...Purely Natural Another explanation for Polarization (And another plug for epigenetics) A liberal friend said she was hard-pressed to " ... understand what the Right is so worked up about. In America, particularly right wing America, the issues are not important, the strength of the conviction is key.  They are just bat shit crazy." Thus, her measured explanation of the right’s philosophy is: “Bat shit crazy.” Purely polarized, she is. Crazy.  Batshit Crazy. I say:  Whether one or the other — a person moved by issues or one moved by their own depth of conviction — is in the formulas of their DNA and, more importantly, the formulation of their epigenomes .  As I follow the leading discoveries of epigenetics I am ever more convinced of such previous heresies as heritable environmental influences.  If your peers in your early adulthood (or your parents in your childhood) were fire-breathing happy warriors for some position or the other, you,  and your of...

America Has an Autoimmune Disease New Medical Discovery at PUI (Punditus Universal Institute) America Losing Its Grip! I had one helluva grip in the day. To grasp the full implications of this sociomedical discovery, it's necessary to mine some bit-terms. SocioMedical Terms Civilization : the list of humanity's flaws with various attempts to correct for them. There is a positive side effect . Humanity : the first hominid to evolve a big brain and have this great body with hands, eyes, etc. Flaws :  Tends to feud among themselves; Deceitful to varying degrees; Capable of destructive rage; Selfish along with unselfish; Possessive & territorial; Acquisitive; Short sighted; Slow to adapt to change; Intelligent in a wide spectrum... Oh the list is long. Positive side effect : All the effort to correct for the flaws lets the strengths and productive traits arise. Attempts to correct : Depends on the objective.  A civilization with the objective of b...