How much more can America take?
Ignorance is not a sin. We all are terribly ignorant in many different fields of endeavor. Ignorance, however, spills over into being stupid when one chooses to remain ignorant. When anyone says “don’t confuse me with the facts my mind is made up” is being stupid. When someone refuses to question or investigate conflicting beliefs and behaviors -- they are “being” stupid. No one “is“ stupid, but there are a lot of stupid beliefs and behaviors that people readily buy into. “Stupid is as stupid does” (F. Gump).
In 1980 American was number one in all of these but is now ranked 25th in math, 14th in reading, 19th in science and 26th in problem solving. It gets worse.
The Republican Party is now officially the majority stupid party. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Republicans literally believe that Adam and Eve romped with dinosaurs at the formation of earth ten thousand years ago. The Democratic Party has 41% (Gallup Poll June 2012). The Democrats, at least, keep their stupid beliefs to themselves, and are better then the national average of 46%.
Ever since Reagan gave the Dixiecrats/ Evangelicals (Fundamentalists) a sanctioned platform within the Republican Party, the stupid conservatives have been on a long-term, methodical destruction of public education. The Religious Right has successfully organized into a political force lobbying federal and state legislatures into adopting policies that promote prayer in schools and curricular reform including creationism and religious dogma. They have done this in three ways: first by taking over school boards and positions of teaching policies, second by de-funding public schools, and third by pushing the voucher system. The voucher system is aimed at supporting private religious schools and stay at home co-ops.
The goal is: the education institution teaches the fundamentalist's religious beliefs. They want all schools to explain the origins of earth by Creation as opposed to Evolution. By taking over school boards et al the stupids have managed to disparage 800 years of science, thousands of scientists and millions of scientific research hours in archaeology, paleontology, genetics, biology, chemistry and physics etc...
Just for the record, to you stupids who are reading this: earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago, first life was 2.7 (maybe 3.5) billon years ago, dinosaurs dominated approximately 200 million to 65.5 million years ago, humanoids around 3.4 million years ago (maybe 7.1 million) and modern man within 37 thousand years ago.
Congratulations to the anti-science, myopic, obtuse Republican Party for doing such a good job at decimating our education system. My only question is how much longer is conservatism going to be legitimized before we get back to our liberal ways and being number one?
I also do not pray to any God - and do not know what to believe yet about how we were created. I just feel pretty comfortable calling someone stupid if they believe the earth is only 10,000 years old. It may be offensive, but I'm not sorry for that. If someone tells me that the earth was created 6000 years ago - I am automatically not interested in learning anything from them because I think they are ignorant. Just as if someone told me the earth was flat I would think they were dumb. Without picking sides, I have seen a lot more dumb people in the religious camp than that of the science camp. As you see in my previous post - I respect and admire the leap of faith of these people.
"Creationist are simply scientists who have the presupposition that there is a Creator and they viewing the evidence from that perspective and draw conclusions and form theories based on that." this kinda goes against what you are supposed to do with evidence. It's like saying " Scientist are really just priests that don't believe in God yet, but as soon as they discover some evidence - they are sure to be accepted by the Catholic church" Just as it is important to be trained in any religious faith to be qualified for that position, it requires formal study and education to be a scientist.
To ridicule a religious sect and call them 'stupid' is rather hateful, don't you think, Ms Brunstetter-Reynolds? I am the farthest thing from a 'creationist' from what I understand they represent, but ridicule is a poor tool for refutation.
I agree with your comment on education.
As a liberal I prove things by science. If I can't prove something then it is in the catagory of "I don't know." Which is fine. If you can't prove something then you don'[t know.
Say that again about Texas....and your FACTS!! LOL!!
9:56 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 These Keiths are the reason this country is as screwed up as it is today. What is hard to fathom is that people keep re-electing politicians with Keith's mindset. Pelosi, Reid, etc. They pass out entitlements like candy insuring the minions too dumb to see the big picture continue to vote for them.
By the time their grand children were reaching adulthood, the bulk of the youth of Britain were seeking ways, schemes, and 'stories' to GET ON the Dole. This is a prevalent mind set for many in Britain today. Can't the liberal mind set see the danger to a thriving society should this become the culture in the USA? Those in genuine need for survival and health care must definitely be taken care of, but when it becomes a way of life to live off the taxpayer/worker/government, we are heading for our own Greek Armageddon.
That's not how it works. She's making a claim, then she can back it up.
In total 46% of Americans believe in Creationism. By your standard, Independents are the least 'stupid' of all. And..I think there are two concepts of 'creationism'. 1. God created man and earth somewhere within the past 10,000. 2. God created man within the parameters of evolution. I don't know if these was differentiated in the poll.
We should not allow a typical, Liberal, Union Stooge to guide our thoughts, or discussions. Next, we`ll have to listen to "Global Warming" is the cause of our 17 million debt, the complete lost of respect worldwide , and the errosion of our freedoms, ad infinitum! Whether my God is better than your God will be revealed soon enough---the current problem is the survuval of our way of life----do we follow the Unions and their paid OWS brethren, who attempt to intimidate the electorate, and the ELECTED, or do we try to bring some semblance of fiscal responsibility to our leadership. A Free Republic or A Socialist-Marxist Tyranny? ---It`s Time To Choose!!! Thank you for your kind attention!
I now know your problem. You don't read everything before you respond.
The liberals have not changed from 1933. For nearly 40 years the liberals were in charge and American became number one. We advocated then, and still do, for strong unions. We advocated in 1933 for a strong regulatory government and still do. We advocated a strong safety net then and still do. And we became number one in the world. Enter the conservatives and we have fallen. These are facts.