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+ 1 cantbeserious Aug 2013 #1
K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #2
Yes. PDJane Aug 2013 #3
Ignorance is bliss is becoming the national past-time snappyturtle Aug 2013 #4
Read H.L. Mencken's words on the Scopes Trial hobbit709 Aug 2013 #5
"Mencken had built his career as a sharp-tongued opponent to all such established orthodoxies." Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #85
k&r brother n/t RainDog Aug 2013 #6
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It's not hard to see who's to blame... MrScorpio Aug 2013 #8
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+1 Believing vs Thinking Beartracks Aug 2013 #11
+1000 kentuck Aug 2013 #25
...and part of the Gadsden Flag on the other side of the doorway. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #63
Amen to that brother! Phlem Aug 2013 #10
March of a stupid people Agony Aug 2013 #12
The Marching Morons Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #15
Day Of The Moron hobbit709 Aug 2013 #17
I used to love Piper, but hadn't read any of it in decades. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #18
Gutenberg Project has all his stuff hobbit709 Aug 2013 #19
I've got a lot of Gutenburg stuff on my readers. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #21
congrats are due you on 15k milestone!!! Agony Aug 2013 #22
Yes!!! navarth Aug 2013 #57
Advertising and Branding has Reached a Pinnacle ...And it needs to get Taken Down... KoKo Aug 2013 #81
Best line... Grins Aug 2013 #48
I recall the scene vividly. Yup. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #60
I think it's deliberate Richard D Aug 2013 #13
Our Republicans are proud to continue the Dark Ages. Half-Century Man Aug 2013 #14
The truth sulphurdunn Aug 2013 #80
they want an all-encompassing FATHER church--think about how they treat mothers. niyad Aug 2013 #89
Uhhh, no I'm right, A surf, in this case, is a wet peasant. Half-Century Man Aug 2013 #93
Willfully, no, gleefully ignorant. Proud to be dumbasses NightWatcher Aug 2013 #16
Amen to that one! kentuck Aug 2013 #20
USA USA (chant) paland99 Aug 2013 #23
yes, depressingly true. n/t irisblue Aug 2013 #24
The way I put it,... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #26
Isaack WHO? Rebellious Republican Aug 2013 #27
Not just ignorance, chervilant Aug 2013 #28
Many thanks for the reference, I am not familiar with this author! Rebellious Republican Aug 2013 #30
Choice Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #73
Thanks. defacto7 Aug 2013 #29
This cult has been around and promulgated by even our Presidentes .... MindMover Aug 2013 #31
And would-be presidents: Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #77
Especially in Louisiana... dsharp88 Aug 2013 #32
Mr Asimov makes a good point. Omnith Aug 2013 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author ieoeja Aug 2013 #36
Remember Falwell and others repeating the line louis-t Aug 2013 #46
Back in the '60s, I saw a bumper sticker that read Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #86
Republic of......Ireland? the Congo? Texas? SammyWinstonJack Aug 2013 #61
Bookmarked sakabatou Aug 2013 #34
Cult is the proper term bluedeathray Aug 2013 #35
My inlaws belong to a "cult of ignorance." It's their church! mountain grammy Aug 2013 #37
My irony meter just broke its needle. grantcart Aug 2013 #38
Purple Puzzledtraveller Aug 2013 #39
+10000 heaven05 Aug 2013 #40
America, land of the dumbshits. Sad, but true. polichick Aug 2013 #41
Didn't a high percentage of Louisiana Republicans NewJeffCT Aug 2013 #42
I've always said, BillyRibs Aug 2013 #43
Ignorance? kentuck Aug 2013 #44
Excellent quote Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #45
I rec alost every post you write. Some I may have missed but... Little Star Aug 2013 #47
no shit Chaco Dundee Aug 2013 #49
But... dinosaurs and man coexisted! Only 4 elements! Pi is exactly 3! Teach the controversy! ck4829 Aug 2013 #50
there's a cult of arrogance too hfojvt Aug 2013 #51
It's arrogant to be smart and call out stupidity? CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #52
it's arrogant to think you are smart hfojvt Aug 2013 #54
Nonsense CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #56
and so have I hfojvt Aug 2013 #64
Stupidity always begets violence Ocelot Aug 2013 #67
Unfortunately, hfojvt wrote "You wanna call her stupid and you might just lose some teeth." nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #69
The discussion is not about strawberry shortcake vs. thermodynamics. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #68
the OP made no mention of Louisiana hfojvt Aug 2013 #98
People can be great and stupid at the same time. Duh. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #65
actually it does hfojvt Aug 2013 #95
You conflate intelligence with knowledge. The two are different. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #99
When 29% of Louisiana Republicans surveyed blame Obama for the poor response to hurricane Katrina, tclambert Aug 2013 #88
Ignorance is worthy of sympthy Shankapotomus Aug 2013 #94
Goman na hitoga kirada AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 #83
Gort, Klaatu barada nikto. tclambert Aug 2013 #87
... AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 #92
dozo yoroshiku hfojvt Aug 2013 #96
demo AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 #97
The movie "Idiocracy" is prescient Ocelot Aug 2013 #53
It was a documnetary... GoCubsGo Aug 2013 #72
Fudruckers! ileus Aug 2013 #55
More than a cult, it is an epidemic. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #58
"The saddest aspect of life ..." Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #59
A graphic for MrScorpio's original post Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #62
My favorite photo of Asimov is of him sitting in an armchair built out of his many,many books. Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #84
Dayum! Quote of the CENTURY! calimary Aug 2013 #66
let's not insult the cult members noiretextatique Aug 2013 #70
Isaac nailed it Hydra Aug 2013 #71
Bravo, Mr. Asimov. Paladin Aug 2013 #74
They have pushed the purity nonsense to the extreme DearAbby Aug 2013 #75
Two philosophies (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #76
Thank you! redstatebluegirl Aug 2013 #78
"I give it three months": Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #79
It is one thing to uninformed and to know it, felix_numinous Aug 2013 #82
Damn straight!! (nt) paleotn Aug 2013 #90
Asimov was a brilliant man. Hekate Aug 2013 #91
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