The paper argues that engineers have =93peculiar cognitive =

traits and
dispositions=94 and that engineers are among some of the most =

right-leaning
conservative thinking groups out there and are inclined to =

take more extreme
religious positions.

=93We could thus hypothesize that personal dispositions and =

style of thinking
among engineers differ from those of students in other =

subjects in ways that
could make them more prone to become involved in violent =

forms of
radicalization, not just as willing recruits but as prime =

movers,=94 the paper
states, adding that its findings are not proof of its =

mindset theory.

__________

I've heard it seriously suggested that Engineers fit =

properly in the sequence

    "normal"* - Engineers - Asperger's Syndrome - Mild =

Autism - Severe Autism.

Works for me :-)

See if you can recognise yourself to some degree in parts of =

the description below :-).



        Russell

* Poor saps.

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http://www.aspergers.com/aspclin.htm

Asperger's Disorder is a milder variant of Autistic =

Disorder.   Both Asperger's Disorder and Autistic Disorder =

are in fact subgroups of a larger diagnostic category.  This =

larger category is called either Autistic Spectrum =

Disorders, mostly in European countries, or Pervasive =

Developmental Disorders ("PDD"), in the United States.  In =

Asperger's Disorder, affected individuals are characterized =

by social isolation and eccentric behavior in childhood. =

There are impairments in two-sided social interaction and =

non-verbal communication. Though grammatical, their speech =

may sound peculiar due to abnormalities of inflection and a =

repetitive pattern. Clumsiness may be prominent both in =

their articulation and gross motor behavior. They usually =

have a circumscribed area of interest which usually leaves =

no space for more age appropriate, common interests. Some =

examples are cars, trains, French Literature, door knobs, =

hinges, cappucino, meteorology, astronomy or history.  The =

name "Asperger" comes from Hans Asperger, an Austrian =

physician who first described the syndrome in 1944.  An =

excellent translation of Dr. Asperger's original paper is =

provided by Dr. Uta Frith in her Autism and Asperger =

Syndrome.


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