"The movie from about 2007, 'Idiotocracy', does come to mind as a rebuttal to 'Dump & Dumber'. The movie seems to make a case for intellectual decay, and the need to prevent it. Sadly, it is unclear if the audience gets the…"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Debora May 13. 15 Replies 0 Likes
Today a friend's brother died in a car accident. The kid was 15 years old, he was speeding without wearing a seatbelt and it was raining. My friend has received a lot of support from the community,…Continue
Are people stupid?
Started this discussion. Last reply by James Cox 10 minutes ago. 90 Replies 0 Likes
I am from Mexico and moved to America and what I found is that the normal in America is to be stupid. The grand majority are just plain stupid, now I compared it to Mexico (I lived in city and in…Continue
How do you discuss this argument?
Started this discussion. Last reply by James Cox Apr 22. 10 Replies 0 Likes
It goes something like this, what does my faith affects you?I tell her that it isn't real, but I know her really well and I cannot think of anything that would affect me.How do you respond?Continue
Do you Life of Pi?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Elon Johnson Apr 2. 9 Replies 0 Likes
As a movie lover, but also an atheist I don't know if I liked Life of Pi or it was just a beautiful bullshit (just as the Bible). What are your thoughts on the movie?
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archaeopteryx replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Are people stupid?'"Way to make me feel like I've lived a wasted life!"
Reg The Fronkey Farmer replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Are people stupid?'"The current zeitgeist seems to be one of anti-intellectualism. There is almost a celebration of the inane in the sense of the “Dumb and Dumber” or “Jackass” movie types. There are stupid people everywhere who seem to…"
RobertPiano replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Are people stupid?'"I saw magician David Blaine doing street magic. He is acting a little odd as he is setting up viewing angles and throws high speed distractions as he is swapping the coin, card or dollar bill. The conclusion of most of the people is that they…"
archaeopteryx replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Are people stupid?'"No, Papi, actually, she burned up two engines before she realized that cars need oil."
Pope OoO (Out of Order) replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Are people stupid?'"Great story! I think I have the same attitude, even if my IQ is less than 172.
(Um, well, substantially less.)"
Pope OoO (Out of Order) replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Are people stupid?'"Mmm hmmm, and did your wife teach you how to start 2-stroke motors? Smallll world, ain't it..."
John Cook replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Are people stupid?'"Fine reply, quite fine Archeopteryx (lithographica, I presume)
I was one driven to learn and although I am a senior citizen today (meaning I'm an old fart) I still continue to read more daily than my book hungry wife, but not fiction. I…"
Gallup's Mirror replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Are people stupid?'"We should also allow for the concept of delusion-- an unsupported belief that persists in the face of evidence to the contrary-- which has nothing to do with intelligence or education. (For an example of an intelligent, educated, but deluded mind,…"
John Cook replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Are people stupid?'"Ahh, Lance, if they only could. . .
Yes, accurate, but let us not deride others for following peer group and social expectations. Because of such expectations, following is considered appropriate--no? Please my friend, how do you…"
John Cook replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Are people stupid?'"Good comment Hathal. Well stated!"
Elon Johnson replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Are people stupid?'"That was amazing! Yes, the Immigration System is awful. I had a terrible experience in it. It is a long story, but long story short:
My family and I had to run from Mexico for security reasons, we entered USA legally with a tourist Visa. We hired a…"
John Cook replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Are people stupid?'"Easy easy easy.... It was not meant to denigrate, it was simply humor. I too have a son who is somewhat less intellectually capable than most. He is called a retard, a dummy and so on, but he is also one of the greatest people I know. he has a…"
John Cook replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Are people stupid?'"Doug,
You claim: "The Highest score you make on an IQ test is the least your IQ is supposed to be"
Uhh, not quite, or should I be more direct and say not at all. The typical IQ test it is one of the worst and most meaningless methods of…"
archaeopteryx replied to Elon Johnson's discussion 'Are people stupid?'"RE: "they calculated the odds of getting all of the questions wrong but one, was so remote, that I had to have known all of the correct answers in order to miss only one." - and yes, I realize that that statement is mathematically…"
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