New research in neuroscience indicates that political orientation, such as ”left” and “right” do not come from the way the individual perceives the world we live in but that they are part of a born in tendency of the brain of the individual, which would explain why they are so difficult to change. Avi Tuschman, in his book ”Our Political Nature” outlines the research pointing in that direction. Each person’s values are determined by the biological structure of the brain. If this is true, it does not bode well for the politics of the future. It does explain why so many people vote against their own interest even if the facts indicate clearly that’s the case. It also explains why cognitive dissonance is so prevalent on both sides of the spectrum, whether in politics or religion. The political or religious values range from one extreme to the other, just like the intensity of cognitive dissonance ranges from mild to severe. If we are hard wired in one direction or another then it is understandable that changing one’s mind is difficult.
Avi Tuschman’s conclusion is as follows and I quote:
“I have drawn together dozens of cutting-edge insights from neuroscience, primatology, and genetics, and they lead to this revealing conclusion: our political orientations are deeply ingrained natural dispositions, molded within each of us by powerful evolutionary forces”
I would like to add that I strongly suspect that the same applies to religious orientations.
Avi Tuschman’s conclusion is as follows and I quote:
“I have drawn together dozens of cutting-edge insights from neuroscience, primatology, and genetics, and they lead to this revealing conclusion: our political orientations are deeply ingrained natural dispositions, molded within each of us by powerful evolutionary forces”
I would like to add that I strongly suspect that the same applies to religious orientations.
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