Embarrassingly Stupid Americans -- One in Five Believes Sun Revolves Around Earth!!!!

[Terry Glenn is a cowgirl]

"Their" dumbing-down plan...
is working like a charm!

The title of this article, that an embarrassingly high number of Americans believe that the sun revolves around the Earth, is only one point argued by the Washington Post’s Susan Jacoby, in her attempt to prove that Americans are in serious intellectual trouble, facing a virulent mixture of anti-intellectualism, anti-rationalism and low expectations.

What else is signaling that Americans are becoming increasingly dumbed-down as a society?

• Reading -- of books, newspapers and magazines -- is on the decline. A 2007 study even found that 80 percent of American families did not buy or read a book in 2006...

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/ar...und-earth.aspx

[QuiGon]

Originally Posted by Terry Glenn is a cowgirl

"Their" dumbing-down plan...
is working like a charm!

[left]The title of this article, that an embarrassingly high number of Americans believe that the sun revolves around the Earth, is only one point argued by the Washington Post’s Susan Jacoby, in her attempt to prove that Americans are in serious intellectual trouble, facing a virulent mixture of anti-intellectualism, anti-rationalism and low expectations.

What else is signaling that Americans are becoming increasingly dumbed-down as a society?

I would be interesed in seeing the polling data and methodology that came to that conclusion...

[Harry Boy]

Originally Posted by Terry Glenn is a cowgirl

"Their" dumbing-down plan...
is working like a charm!

The title of this article, that an embarrassingly high number of Americans believe that the sun revolves around the Earth, is only one point argued by the Washington Post’s Susan Jacoby, in her attempt to prove that Americans are in serious intellectual trouble, facing a virulent mixture of anti-intellectualism, anti-rationalism and low expectations.

What else is signaling that Americans are becoming increasingly dumbed-down as a society?

• Reading -- of books, newspapers and magazines -- is on the decline. A 2007 study even found that 80 percent of American families did not buy or read a book in 2006...

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/ar...und-earth.aspx

Everybodys Watching Bush Hating Liberal Sit Coms And Shoving Coke Up Their Nose

[Wildo7]

So you're saying 1 in 5 children are homeschooled?

[weswelker#83]

Originally Posted by NEM

This thread has described the core of the Bush Voters.

Anyone with any intelligence knows that the sun doesn't revolve around the earth, it revolves around the moon.

Only god knows.

[PressCoverage]

Originally Posted by NEM

This thread has described the core of the Bush Voters.

Anyone with any intelligence knows that the sun doesn't revolve around the earth, it revolves around the moon.

Reverend Moon?

[Terry Glenn is a cowgirl]

Originally Posted by PressCoverage

Reverend Moon?

Foggy's orgy mentor...

[Real World]

This isn't anything most of us didn't already know. Must be them publek skools.

[Harry Boy]

Originally Posted by NEM

This thread has described the core of the Bush Voters.

Anyone with any intelligence knows that the sun doesn't revolve around the earth, it revolves around the moon.

Thats what I thought.

[reflexblue]

Does this mean that the Earth isn't Flat?