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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 23 Sep 2016

    Liberal vs conservative is like a dispute between one group that says every integer is even and another that says every integer is odd.

    1:41 AM - 23 Sep 2016
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      1. CPT Cisco2018 🖖🏽‏ @BenCisco 23 Sep 2016
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        Wrong. It's a dispute between one group that says every integer is a number and another that says every integer is anthrax

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      1. cuchullain‏ @cuchullain 23 Sep 2016
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        Except only one side believes in math.

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      2. Jordan Biserkov‏ @JBiserkov 23 Sep 2016
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        all primes are odd and 2 is the oddest of them all. Primaries are an odd way to determine 2 choices for POTUS http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/01/us/elections/nine-percent-of-america-selected-trump-and-clinton.html …

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      1. louis lebbos‏ @LouisLebbos 23 Sep 2016
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        have infinite number of supporting evidence

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      1. Joe Mahavuthivanij‏ @epicsaurus 23 Sep 2016
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        or spaces vs tabs.

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      1. Michael F. Martin‏ @riemannzeta 23 Sep 2016
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        if you want to make that more precise read @JonHaidt

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      1. Scrappy Nobody‏ @scrappynobody_h 28 Oct 2016
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        use it in an article on social divide http://lostideaslab.com/journal/7/he-she-we-are-the-puppets … … - let me know what you think pls

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      1. Arun Shroff‏ @arunshroff 23 Sep 2016
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        And neither group can figure out which ones are prime and fit for office..

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      1. Ban Cars  🐝Ⓥ 🥑 🌐₿‏ @CShentrup 23 Sep 2016
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        Largely because our Plurality Voting system creates two parties and no room for nuance or moderation. That can be fixed.

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      1. craigsuperstar‏ @craigsuperstar 23 Sep 2016
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        It's between 2 problem solving heuristics: do something, do nothing.

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      1. David Brabant‏ @David_Brabant 23 Sep 2016
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        You mean when every integer is null?

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      1. Matt Laszuk‏ @mlasz 23 Sep 2016
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        this is punditry of any sort

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      1. Shane Conway‏ @statalgo 23 Sep 2016
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        If you haven't read it yet, definitely read "The Righteous Mind" by @JonHaidt https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0307455777/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_0307455777 …

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      1. neerajshukla‏ @shklnrj 23 Sep 2016
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        every integer is odd because it is unique and hence is different from every other one. It does not fit in, exists separately. Its odd

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      1. Ted Herman‏ @tedherman 23 Sep 2016
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        equivalent modulo +/- 1?

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      1.  🦉 Wisdomination  🦉‏ @Supreme_Owl_FTW 23 Sep 2016
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        And they switch places every couple of decades to keep it interesting.

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      1. Donal Kerr‏ @donaldinho 23 Sep 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        Plus the assumption that at an individual level, people are only ever odds or evens and that this determines their entire personas.

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