{"id":139,"date":"2010-09-18T22:11:40","date_gmt":"2010-09-19T02:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.steeringtheelephant.com\/?p=139"},"modified":"2013-04-01T18:39:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T22:39:00","slug":"colbert-vs-stewart-or-the-amygdala-vs-the-pre-frontal-cortex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steeringtheelephant.com\/?p=139","title":{"rendered":"Colbert vs. Stewart, or the Amygdala vs. the Pre-Frontal Cortex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steeringtheelephant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Steering-the-Elephant4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-143 alignleft\" title=\"An Elephant Rider\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.steeringtheelephant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Steering-the-Elephant4-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>The <strong>March to Keep Fear Alive<\/strong> <em>vs.<\/em> the <strong>Rally to Restore Sanity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFreedom, Liberty, and Fear\u201d<\/em> pitted against <em>\u201cA Call to Reasonableness\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The symbolism is terrific.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen (Amygdala) Colbert\u00a0 represents the antecedent to reason, a base emotional response \u2013 fear.\u00a0 When triggered, the fear response is a process that takes milliseconds to make.\u00a0 John (Pre-Frontal Cortex) Stewart represents the analysis of the emotion \u2013 a reasoned response.\u00a0 As compared to the Amygdala, it is a process that usually takes seconds to make.<\/p>\n<p>How will people respond to this if they participate in the festivities? \u00a0Which group will be larger?\u00a0 Will the Amygdala have more supporters due to its millions of years developmental advantage, or, will the Pre-Frontal Cortex with its more advanced, if younger, ability to coordinate concepts with emotions draw the larger crowd?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Stephen Colbert\" href=\"http:\/\/www.keepfearalive.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-149\" title=\"Stephen Colbert Rally\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.steeringtheelephant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stephen-Colbert-Rally2-169x300.gif\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.steeringtheelephant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stephen-Colbert-Rally2-169x300.gif 169w, https:\/\/www.steeringtheelephant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stephen-Colbert-Rally2.gif 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rallytorestoresanity.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-151\" title=\"John Stewart Rally\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.steeringtheelephant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Stewart-Rally1-176x300.gif\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.steeringtheelephant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Stewart-Rally1-176x300.gif 176w, https:\/\/www.steeringtheelephant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Stewart-Rally1.gif 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The March to Keep Fear Alive vs. the Rally to Restore Sanity. \u201cFreedom, Liberty, and Fear\u201d pitted against \u201cA Call to Reasonableness\u201d. 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