Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 12/5/17


You're chatting with some friends --educated, intelligent people, who act rationally in their daily routine and whose opinions seem to be grounded in reason and evidence. That's true when you agree --for instance, that seat belts are a good idea. But things can go awry when the conversation shifts to politically charged topics -- where positions can be guided by personal beliefs, rather than science.

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