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DCKit

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43. It's just so telling of their limited ability to accept an idea...

Mon May 20, 2013, 11:46 AM

May 2013

they didn't learn in Home-school or church.

We are correct to believe that level of ignorance is dangerous.

Then again, their kids are the ones who will be working to serve our kids, at McDonalds, and elsewhere.

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Bill Nye Boo'd In Texas For Saying The Moon Reflects The Sun [View all] phantom power May 2013 OP

Rerun from 2006 hobbit709 May 2013 #1

It's nice to see we're getting the latest news. Buzz Clik May 2013 #11

If you can't get outraged over something new, rehash the old outrage. hobbit709 May 2013 #13

Exactly Aerows May 2013 #19

I've been told there's some social media news ticker or something out there running old, old shit Occulus May 2013 #23

The only way I like my hash Aerows May 2013 #70

You and me both Aerows May 2013 #119

I posted a Joe "Red Scare" McCarthy Hearing rbrnmw May 2013 #44

LOL! Aerows May 2013 #69

No need to whine. Bertha Venation May 2013 #75

If years old news is going to be posted, it ought to at least have the date Liberal In Texas May 2013 #88

Funny thing: I saw this in the news last week, and was going to post it on DU (I thought it was new) tofuandbeer May 2013 #93

It was new to me. phantom power May 2013 #29

And new to me as well...glad it was posted. SoapBox May 2013 #64

Same here. narnian60 May 2013 #86

AS the bishop remarked when he reached down the back of the Lady's dress pscot May 2013 #104

Me too... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #105

I remember even Free-republic posted about this years ago Quixote1818 May 2013 #100

I was about to say... Blue_Tires May 2013 #39

Waco kardonb May 2013 #66

we called it wacko back in the early 70's. hobbit709 May 2013 #67

science deniers......dumber than a bag of hammers spanone May 2013 #2

Good grief. Militant stupidity. marmar May 2013 #3

Go away, 'bating. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #106

I'm telling you people the earth revolves around the sun!!!!! Initech May 2013 #4

I have always thought the people in Waco were a little Wacko liberal N proud May 2013 #5

ALL the people in Waco????? dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #49

There are always exceptions liberal N proud May 2013 #54

Since when is broadbrush bashing EVER appropriate? cordelia May 2013 #60

Yes, every single one of them. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #71

Please make the sun burn the stupid out of the brains of these malaise May 2013 #6

Yeah we heard about it way back when it happened CBGLuthier May 2013 #7

the story must revolve around DU hfojvt May 2013 #22

It's kind of like the "Dial 112" curse of DU. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #28

Whatever happen to the good education that we use to get in TX when I was a kid? southernyankeebelle May 2013 #8

Not surprised anymore. agent46 May 2013 #9

That would be funny if it wasn't so true. RC May 2013 #26

Wow. True beleivers are such morons. bowens43 May 2013 #10

"True beleivers are such morons." Union Scribe May 2013 #102

The firmament, or vault of heaven, is a solid celestial structure through which heavenly light pours byeya May 2013 #12

I particularly donquijoterocket May 2013 #50

I also enjoy those times but I was deeply saddened when the Apollo astronauts byeya May 2013 #58

lunatics! unblock May 2013 #14

"Life in Lubbock, Texas, taught me two things: Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #15

LOL Aerows May 2013 #18

I keep that quote in Evernote DisgustipatedinCA May 2013 #99

They left the "k" out of Waco. As in Whacko fundy xtian science failures. geckosfeet May 2013 #16

I like seeing the moon with earthshine on it hfojvt May 2013 #24

Yes. The "daytime" moons. geckosfeet May 2013 #55

Hmmm Aerows May 2013 #17

This four year old article is actually a rehash of something that actually happened in 2006 Brother Buzz May 2013 #25

Know thy enemy...If you forget history, you are doomed to repeat it rustydog May 2013 #33

On the subject of this being an old story... Marr May 2013 #20

I had never seen it -- I assumed it was new... phantom power May 2013 #27

Yes, this story confirms every fear that non-fundies have about the widespread religious idiocy Arugula Latte May 2013 #37

it's not the only one hfojvt May 2013 #40

I actually think it was pretty smart of God to use reflected sunlight to provide illumination Nye Bevan May 2013 #21

Yeeeah, I'm sure that's what happened. Arugula Latte May 2013 #31

Unfortunately for believers, the reflected light business is non-Biblical. As Genesis made clear byeya May 2013 #32

LOL snooper2 May 2013 #34

That, and a major radiation emitter that close to earth would have fried geek tragedy May 2013 #38

Oh my Gawd! Of course you know these Texas titans of nolege rustydog May 2013 #30

Albert Einstein married his first cousin. GreenStormCloud May 2013 #56

Wiiiiitch! Shankapotomus May 2013 #35

sigh G_j May 2013 #36

Hey.. don't we all know that the moon shines because SoCalDem May 2013 #41

Who cares if it is old? It is still an interesting reminder treestar May 2013 #42

It's just so telling of their limited ability to accept an idea... DCKit May 2013 #43

I love Bill Nye as did my kids when they were growing up - but - hedgehog May 2013 #45

Pointing out facts is "denigrating" religion Arugula Latte May 2013 #74

I was going to post the same thing ... brett_jv May 2013 #83

Newt added his own testimonial: "He's a witch I say! He tried to make me evolve into a human... Tyrs WolfDaemon May 2013 #46

gaaahhhhh eShirl May 2013 #47

"Talkin bout science is witchcraft aint it?" lpbk2713 May 2013 #48

it's fifth-grade science--but to the New Pharisees.... lastlib May 2013 #51

It may be out of date as some have said but Vietnameravet May 2013 #52

BENGHAZI Blue Owl May 2013 #53

Speaking of reflected light and Conservatives rightsideout May 2013 #57

you can't write that kind of comedy... phantom power May 2013 #61

Let the burning of books and witches begin kairos12 May 2013 #59

sad nt Incitatus May 2013 #62

While this is old news, it reminds us how the stupid is doing out there. AllyCat May 2013 #63

You've got to be shitting me! TxDemChem May 2013 #65

Waco? Beacool May 2013 #68

The Moon is made of green cheese.... Historic NY May 2013 #72

We got moon rocks from when Neil Armstrong cut the cheese. Bucky May 2013 #80

Now we know why the flag was waving AgingAmerican May 2013 #108

Bill made the classic mistake of using the Bible and then inserting some science. Rex May 2013 #73

I'm not sure it was a mistake. I think he knew exactly what he was doing Bucky May 2013 #81

Maybe Nye accomplished a miracle by getting some clueless brains to start functioning. lumpy May 2013 #96

Poor Galileo now Bill Nye......... Historic NY May 2013 #91

Yeah. This is why he was booed. aikoaiko May 2013 #113

Wow, what's with all the haters? nt clarice May 2013 #76

I have given up being embarrassed for the closed minded idiots from my state! Dustlawyer May 2013 #77

And nobody down there timdog44 May 2013 #78

Good thing he didn't mention that the earth is round... amerciti001 May 2013 #79

Such people are dangerously, criminally wacko, a clear and present danger to themselves and indepat May 2013 #82

A fully CAPTIONed event in Texas! skip fox May 2013 #84

They'd probably do to Bill Nye what they did to Principal Skinner if they could: Initech May 2013 #85

There's a reason that we used to call that town Whacko (yes, I lived in Texas) tavalon May 2013 #87

Sorry for all the hate directed at your post. Phlem May 2013 #89

Relevant quote from Isaac Asimov LongTomH May 2013 #90

I love that quote Marrah_G May 2013 #111

I'd hardly call it off-topic -- if the event in Texas wasn't anti-intellectualism, I don't what is! LongTomH May 2013 #115

LOL, not your comments.... my comments were off-topic :) Marrah_G May 2013 #116

I don't often don a tinfoil chapeau BUT NoPasaran May 2013 #92

Alas for fun times, the story is *MOSTLY BOGUS* D Gary Grady May 2013 #94

WTF JEB May 2013 #95

what?! it`s not made of cheese?! madrchsod May 2013 #97

With 22523 posts you know it's a compulsion, obsession. xtraxritical May 2013 #98

maybe reading one book in a lifetime is good enif for some folks in TX lunasun May 2013 #101

You can't fix stupid Kennah May 2013 #103

SCIENCE? Te-Jas don't need no science... nikto May 2013 #107

Pffft!..... Everybody knows Turbineguy May 2013 #109

Good thing he didn't try to say the Earth is round. n/t AnnieK401 May 2013 #110

This is a joke, right? mwb970 May 2013 #112

Bill Nye is the devil's spawn! BootinUp May 2013 #114

Devil's advocate: RitchieRich May 2013 #117

Teh Stupod...It hurts.... blackspade May 2013 #118