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by Rinky Dinky Do on August 2nd, 2009
Yep. By exporting 85% of the population to Mars
by Moongrim on August 2nd, 2009
In theory, yes.
But rather unlikely. Too many folks are in lust with the notion that REAL men, don't use their brains.
by wing.walker on August 2nd, 2009
Encourage people to stop believing the logical fallacies and hate-filled rhetoric that Fox News passes off as truth. Examples:
Fox News Controversies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News_Channel_controversies
Fox attacks Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouKJixL--ms
Indiana University Six Month Study/Analysis of Bill O'Reilly's use of Propaganda Techniques http://journalism.indiana.edu/news/oreilly-study-generates-national-attention/
Sean Hannity deceptively crops parts of President Obama's speech: http://mediamatters.org/research/200907080007?lid=1049230&rid=31216510
Fox attorneys argued the First Amendment gives broadcasters the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on the public airwaves http://www.ceasespin.org/ceasespin_blog/ceasespin_blogger_files/fox_news_gets_okay_to_misinform_public.html
If these aren't enough, let me know. I've got more examples - many more.
by Rollie on August 2nd, 2009
The 60's and early 70's were one of the more intellectual times. We may have called them hippies and other names, but they actually thought. Didn't do much but they thought. Intellectuals haven't been the doers they are the thinkers. Others need to come up with the money and find the doers.
by jin jang on August 2nd, 2009
If they taught deductive reasoning,communication skills,logic,world geography,history,and common sense in school at a very high degree it would be possible.Right now all one has to do is memorize.
by SalientAlien on August 2nd, 2009
It's a bit hard to do this without sounding judgmental, but how about spending less time shopping and blowing money and more time reading or talking with other people. Being on Answerbag probably doesn't hurt ^_^
by tapatio on August 2nd, 2009
I have my family sit down in the living room and watch "The Simpsons" on TV with me every chance I get, so I guess I'm doing my part.
by Timjon on August 2nd, 2009
Perhaps if we improved educational standards, we could. For some strange reason, we can't seem to do that in this country. The rest of the civilized world is gaining much more ground on us in that capacity.
by Kizz miazz on August 2nd, 2009
Yes by making it cool to be smart. Right now it's cool to be a dumbass. It starts with the children.
Telling the truth also helps and not trying so hard to protect our children from everything, let them learn and stop sheltering them. Prepare them for the reality of life, that's a start and stress education and enlightenment.
by Merriment on August 2nd, 2009
Only by using less bullsh*t in the garden.
by josie III on August 2nd, 2009
A good first step would be to keep the government, at the Federal and State level anyway, away from the schools. Education and indoctrination are two different things.
by LarryH54 on August 2nd, 2009
Probably not. We've been cultivating idiocy for far too long.
by CousinVinny on August 2nd, 2009
Sure, just start getting everyone to watch Fox News like us!
by Shes Country on August 2nd, 2009
Who really cares? I like real people. Not the fake, no common sense people, that are being turned out of colleges left and right, who have a false sense of superiority. Luckily, there are some people who manage to make it through college and still be real and have common sense, but I think they are getting scarce. Maybe they are coming from the colleges that aren't trying to turn all of their students into fascist progressives.
by randomness - is now a Maestro on August 3rd, 2009
Yes. The US needs to fix it's education system, it's up sh*t creek.
At the present, children aren't held back a grade when they fail. The vast majority of them just get pushed up to the next grade, and they never learn. The kids get through school without learning.
Also, kids aren't meeting the standards for their age, so what do we do? We lower the standards for them.
Before people try to create a new intellectual environment in the US, they need to fix the education system. No society could claim to be intellectual and at the same time, leave their children in ignorance.
by philosopher-saint on August 3rd, 2009
I think fellow ABers from across the seas are helpin' that right along now!
;-)
by kaetalist on August 2nd, 2009
No, what ever will be , will be. People have to work things out for themselves. +3
by gtravels loves her life penguin on August 3rd, 2009
Can't even manage that on here. Like wondering why we can't have world peace when people fight over things like parking spaces and Michael Jackson;)
Timecube, anyone?
by mrinsane7066 on August 16th, 2011
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Do child prodigies hold the key to developing inventions and technology which can only be dreamed of?
by NiCkIzBacK on July 14th, 2011
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Do you want to say something smart?
by Dontfeedthefatass on September 19th, 2011
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Which word could you put instead of the last word in the sentence:
"Do you realize that much of what you write here is unintelligible?"
by prof. mes solzhenitsy on April 24th, 2011
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Do we have "power to defy selfish genes of our birth ... the selfish memes of our indoctrination?" (Richard Hawkins)
by GibsonGuy on September 23rd, 2011
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Yep, quite a bunch anyways.
by Rollie on August 2nd, 2009
Agree
by Mendtos on August 3rd, 2009