Americans are NOT stupid... are they?

[Rhinox]

75 Percent of Oklahoma High School Students Can’t Name the First President of the U.S.

[Khamsin]

lolTexas


I'm shocked that there are stupid people in this world. I'm sure you could make the same type of clip in any country.

They should go to, say, Switzerland and ask the Geneva residents to name a country that begins with 'S', identify the United States (written on that fake landmass in the lower right), etc. They'll easily find people who don't know about triangles, but will there be more or less (percent of population) than in the US?

[Qalbert]

75 Percent of Oklahoma High School Students Can’t Name the First President of the U.S.

The Oklahoma City-based think tank enlisted national research firm, Strategic Vision, to access students’ basic civic knowledge.

professional

[wipers]

One youtube video is not enough evidence to prove your first question.

[Sirrus_Asura]

One youtube video is not enough evidence to prove your first question.

I'm sure there's *plenty* to be found.

[wipers]

The source for evidence is bad also. Youtube doesn't attract America's best and brightest to begin with. There are a lot of videos to back up that claim also.

[Sirrus_Asura]

The source for evidence is bad also. Youtube doesn't attract America's best and brightest to begin with.

http://www.bigaddison.com/MOimages/C...tay_zonday.png

[wipers]

I'll take your chocolate rain and counter with a Numa Numa.

[Sirrus_Asura]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8N1Mwu4Gm3...phone%2B3g.JPG
Science nigga.

[Mizango]

It's a human problem, most people couldnt tell you the name of ONE scientist, yet they can name the full roster for Man Utd. or all the characters from some obscure VH1 reality show.

You'd be surprised at how many people still think we have 9 planets or that the Sun is a unique star. I mean I see people in this thread that are laughing at how stupid those people are, yet they are getting dressed as we speak to go pay money to worship a magical ghost.

I guess stupidity is relative?

[wipers]

No it is because we criticize intellectuals and give praise to dumb people.

[Mizango]

No it is because we intellectuals criticize and dumb people give praise.

Agreed.

[Linliel]

Nice one geno, if Australia doesn't exist does that mean I don't exist either? :O

[Mizango]

God's not a ghost and magic comes from the devil.

Which runs completely counter-intuitive to the idea that God has sole dominion over creation and the act of creating, but questioning things only strengthens Satan.

MIND BROWWWN

[Mizango]

Nice one geno, if Australia doesn't exist does that mean I don't exist either?

Which means neither would Wafik, which would be considered a win for humanity.

[wipers]

Rene Descartes please check it. Discourse on the Method.

[Sirrus_Asura]

It's a human problem, most people couldnt tell you the name of ONE scientist, yet they can name the full roster for Man Utd. or all the characters from some obscure VH1 reality show.

You'd be surprised at how many people still think we have 9 planets or that the Sun is a unique star. I mean I see people in this thread that are laughing at how stupid those people are, yet they are getting dressed as we speak to go pay money to worship a magical ghost.

I guess stupidity is relative?

Did religion molest you as a child?

[Omniyoji]

this made me giggle. I'm glad I was raised properly. ^_^

Yeah, same here buddy. I'm very thankful for that.

[Mizango]

Rene Descartes please check it.

I know who he is, we spoke about him in a Spinoza conversation a few of us had a few months back.

Assuming you were talking to me that is.

[wipers]

Nope I was talking to Linliel. About his post.