http://www.c4chaos.com/2008/07/everybody-lies-including-our-brains/ (hyper)streaming with passion and compassion Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:26:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.c4chaos.com/2008/07/everybody-lies-including-our-brains/comment-page-1/#comment-2999 We Pick the Presidential Candidate Who Shares Our Worldview < ~C4Chaos Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:07:10 +0000 http://www.c4chaos.com/2008/07/everybody-lies-including-our-brains/#comment-2999 [...] I had more respect for John McCain after watching the CNN special. I get to appreciate more all his hard work and maverick character. (Too bad he lost the nomination to GW Bush. Hindsight is 20/20.) But Obama’s story connects more with me, because like him, I grew up in a different country and so my worldview isn’t limited to the U.S. only. Overall, I resonate with Obama’s experiences and more importantly, we share the same worldview–I have a strong sense of idealism too. So as much as I would like to think that I’m voting based on my knowledge of policies and issues, a big part of my decision is intuitive–my worldview is a prime mover of my political brain. And both campaigns know this. That’s why their strategies are tailored to the sensitivity of our feelings, emotions, and faith, rather than keeping themselves honest with the issues at hand. In short: everybody lies, including our brains. [...] [...] I had more respect for John McCain after watching the CNN special. I get to appreciate more all his hard work and maverick character. (Too bad he lost the nomination to GW Bush. Hindsight is 20/20.) But Obama’s story connects more with me, because like him, I grew up in a different country and so my worldview isn’t limited to the U.S. only. Overall, I resonate with Obama’s experiences and more importantly, we share the same worldview–I have a strong sense of idealism too. So as much as I would like to think that I’m voting based on my knowledge of policies and issues, a big part of my decision is intuitive–my worldview is a prime mover of my political brain. And both campaigns know this. That’s why their strategies are tailored to the sensitivity of our feelings, emotions, and faith, rather than keeping themselves honest with the issues at hand. In short: everybody lies, including our brains. [...]

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