Fabians View

Originally posted by aardvarkhome
On the other hand large numbers of Americans disbelieve science on the ground that an Iron Age folk tale is obviously a superior source of knowlege.

It makes me wonder where the USA has gone wrong for them to choose superstition and stupitity in such large numbers

Absolutely.

The key here is education.

As long as the religous control that, we're buggered.

Originally posted by sugiezd
Absolutely.

The key here is education.

As long as the religous control that, we're buggered.

Bizzarely the US has to be counted as a highly educated society with an education system with less religious content or control than that in the UK

Originally posted by aardvarkhome
Bizzarely the US has to be counted as a highly educated society with an education system with less religious content or control than that in the UK

Now you surprise me.

Wasn't there some hooha over teaching evolution v. creationism?

hmmmm... interesting place. I can see some good arguments here.

Originally posted by sugiezd
Now you surprise me.

Wasn't there some hooha over teaching evolution v. creationism?

Kansas. The Kansas Board of Education required that intelligent design be taught in public schools.

That's where the FSM was created.

Created by Bobby Henderson, a physics undergrad, who decided that Intelligent Design was a piece of (nasty word that can't be stated here). So he protested and created the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Originally posted by FabianFnas
Oh thank you (*blushing*) but I feel that we're now talking about nuances in words. I might mean one thing but express it in a way that it'd be read in another way as intended.

The religions that are destructive and oppressive to other people is not a religion worth any respect because they don't show respect to others.

A good friend of mine has a t ...[text shortened]... ns are over.
This will not happen because we respect each other and each others views.

Exactly. It's not a debate; it's just...talking

Just a normal conversation. If you tell someone they're wrong, they'll tune you out.

(Again I'm sorry for the idiots thing. I wasn't in my right mind when I posted that.)

Originally posted by liteswordatlitespeed
(Again I'm sorry for the idiots thing. I wasn't in my right mind when I posted that.)

You don't have to be. I've had graver personal attacks than this.

I once got a "You're an idiot, you really are!" in my face by a anti-social individual. And this only because he didn't understand my thoughts. He has not until date apologized or even been near an apologize. But he has been whining about far more modest opinions about his behaviour. But he has, as I said, no social skills at all.

Originally posted by FabianFnas
But he has, as I said, no social skills at all.

Your not saying that about me,...right...?

Originally posted by liteswordatlitespeed
Your not saying that about me,...right...?

No no, not you. The one I thinking of (that I don't want to mention more than this, he himself knows his lack of social skills, I've mentioned this a numerous times and he doesn't like that I know this, one of his greatest flaw, his flaming is not of this world and I don't want to infect this thread with his whining about this) is totally another person.

Oh OK. thanks...

Now, what subject were we on again?

Originally posted by aardvarkhome
Bizzarely the US has to be counted as a highly educated society with an education system with less religious content or control than that in the UK

There is a huge difference between "education" and "intelligence". Unfortunately, many of the most educated happen to be amongst the most stupid.

Originally posted by JRambo
There is a huge difference between "education" and "intelligence". Unfortunately, many of the most educated happen to be amongst the most stupid.

Mhm. I dreadfully have to agree with you.