__/ [ Lance ] on Sunday 25 June 2006 23:09 \__
> Jeffrey Goldberg wrote:
>> As most have probably seen, there is a study supporting the claim that
>> drinking coffee makes one more open-minded
>>
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9280-drinking-coffee-makes-you-more-openminded.html
I have read that before, but the same could be said (taken with a pinch of
salt) about sleep and alcohol, for instance. The hypothesis that coffee
stimulates thoughts and excess of energy is rather easy to support, so it's
one of these "sh*t Sherlock!" studies.
>> Moderate doses of caffeine can also make you more easily convinced by
>> arguments that go against your beliefs, say Pearl Martin of the
>> University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, and her colleagues.
>>
>> So it seems lucky for the Mormons that the proscribe coffee.
>>
> Do religious people generally drink less coffee than non-religious
> people?
>
> Tea and chocolate also contain caffeine. Giving your girlfriend
> chocolate seems reasonable, but should atheists offer tea, coffee, or
> chocolate to any religious opponent before trying to convince them?
Open-mindedness can go for both extremes. It is not always acceptance, but it
can also stimulate anger and violence. An overdose of coffee can probably
make someone more irritable, which makes persuasion harder.
Roy
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