<p>smurf dearheart,</p>
<p>Read your last post. Look at it as from somebody else. What do you think? </p>
<p>How does it sound?</p>
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<p>Actually, she was the one who brought it up when I visited her this semester. And she told me that she liked it, because no one would volunteer in the student led discussions. She also wants me to take another one of her classes next year, so she doesn’t hate me. I just want to clarify that.</p>
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<p>To be honest, if I was a parent I would think that smurfgirl was trying to cause trouble; to get people on the boards to argue with each other.</p>
<p>However, that’s not what I’m trying to do and if that’s what you think, then you’ve got it all wrong. </p>
<p>I’m trying to be more openminded with my opinions and it seems like you are all agreeing with each other on a certain topic. So I figured, if I throw in something that is opposite of what everyone else is saying and stick with that opinion, I will learn more about why you think that opinion is wrong and you will further your point. (Thus I can decide on my own which side is right). </p>
<p>If any of you thought I was trying to disrespect you, I apologize.</p>
<p>Getting back to more interesting things, Ann understands that the right’s distancing itself from her bigotry is all for show:</p>
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<p>The GOP will be relying on her to set the tone for another event before much longer.</p>
<p>smurfgirl wrot – “<em>cringes</em> It’s cognitive psychology. That aspect of psychology deals with memory.
Please don’t teach me cognition, since I am already a student taking a cognitive psychology source and am planning to do a specialization in cognitive science.”</p>
<p>I guess you know the field in detail then, far more than my good friends who are full professors in one of the nation’s top psychology departments. They don’t see as sharp a distinction between cognitive psychology and social psychology as you do. For them, the big distinction is between neuroscience-based cognitive research and cognitive studies that use scenario-based research. The former uses brain imaging (and other such methods) and is focused on physiology. When you do experiments with people in offices and you are concerned with their thinking, some of that can be called cognitive psychology and some (if the emphasis is on the impact of social forces and information) can be called social psychology.</p>
<p>But now I’ve really gotten off the track from Coulter!</p>
<p>The GOP loves Coulter b/c they thrive when the debate is dumbed down. Democrats win on the issue/GOP wins on emotions(prayer in school/abortion/gay human rights). It just depends on who has the most likeable/emotionally pleasing candidate. An Edwards/Obama would be very strong. Likeable AND smart. </p>
<p>Just what the country needs after eight years of incompetance.</p>
<p>I agree, doctorb, that an Edwards/Obama or Obama/Edwards ticket would be very appealing. At least it is right now, before they’ve been thoroughly slimed by rival Dems and the GOP.</p>