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smirkymonkey

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4. Hmmm! Do you think there might be a connection?

Reply to Downtown Hound (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 26, 2019, 01:04 PM

Jul 2019

This is why it is so important for children in this country to be educated in how to think critically and not just absorb what is spoon fed to them. It is no wonder that republicans are trying to undermine the educational system in this nation.

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Gallup: 40% of Americans Are Creationists, but a Record-High 22% Accept Reality [View all] NeoGreen Jul 2019 OP

To repeat... NeoGreen Jul 2019 #1

... Major Nikon Jul 2019 #14

40%. Right around the tangerine Nazi's approval rating. n/t Downtown Hound Jul 2019 #2

Hmmm! Do you think there might be a connection? smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #4

Sad and horrifying. SamKnause Jul 2019 #3

"Fake Christians", amirite? Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #5

Get back in the cave. Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #11

I love it :) uriel1972 Jul 2019 #25

Someone here works overtime pretending literalism is an outlier Major Nikon Jul 2019 #15

Yeah, but they've all been reading their Bibles wrong. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #21

Is reality black and white? gtar100 Jul 2019 #6

Really?... NeoGreen Jul 2019 #8

You assume too much. I gave a description of what I'm hearing from the smart kids. gtar100 Jul 2019 #10

Ok so you are part of the 40%. Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #12

Sure, it'll make it easier on you to just toss me into a 40% category. gtar100 Jul 2019 #13

With all due respect, you can take your 'self'evident' strawman... NeoGreen Jul 2019 #16

Ok, I've had a chance to ponder what you've written. gtar100 Jul 2019 #20

Like it or not, science is what's used to describe reality Major Nikon Jul 2019 #22

uh how can you determine these non-physical things... uriel1972 Jul 2019 #23

By "smart kids" do you mean educated people? Mariana Jul 2019 #19

You might want to read the OP again Major Nikon Jul 2019 #17

This poll didn't ask about any of the things you're going on about here. Mariana Jul 2019 #18

They couldn't analyze a turd into a toilet. Karadeniz Jul 2019 #7

But apparently, 40% love... NeoGreen Jul 2019 #9

Please tell me how you come to this conclusion... uriel1972 Jul 2019 #24

There's your Trump base right there qazplm135 Jul 2019 #26

God would never accept responsibility for creating flawed creatures democratisphere Jul 2019 #27