Anti Intellectualism is Killing America

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THGRRI

Sunday, June 28, 2015 12:47 AM

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Originally posted by JO753:
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However, there was ONE measure where humans displayed a vastly different behavior, and that was our youngs' ability to accept a teaching that didn't correspond to reality...
This is both a "bug" and a "feature" in human mentation.

Interesting stuff.

I red sumwhere that therez a set maleable period in programming our brainz.
We hav a much longer period than other animalz, sumthing like 5 yirz.

After that period, new stuff either haz to fit within an established subject or hav no relation to anything. If it contradicts an established subject, it will be rejected or take a long time to learn. Quantum mechanics, for example, just duznt jibe with how we naturally persieve reality, so the peopl who really understand it are extreemly rare.

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Its impossible to eliminate that dysfunctional aspect of human thought.

Maybe. I think its possible that a way uv thinking coud be taught to little kidz that inocculates them from sement hed syndrome. If not, they can at least lern to examin the lojik uv sumthing insted uv the credentialz uv the peepl pushing it.

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DUZ XaT SEM RiT TQ YQ? - Jubal Early

http://www.nooalf.com

Children are taught how to think for themselves. You prove this when you challenge reality refuseing to spell like everyone else, because spelling words properly is to difficult for you.

JO753

Sunday, June 28, 2015 12:49 AM

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Sorry I didn't understand that your language stuff was in response to anti-intellectualism.

Great!

Now that you understand, I assume you will help with the Nooalf Revolution project.

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One thing I see different in the US to Australia, I think, is the power of religion.

I'v notist that. It makes me wonder why Australia iznt ahed uv the US in science.

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Societies which have religion impacting on policy basically go backwards in terms of ideas and intellect.

The Bush administration did alot uv damaj and the republicanz hav dun a great job uv hobbling our recovery from that mini dark aje. It's incredible that idiotic relijus idealogz like Rick Perry, Michelle Bachman, etc. had a credible shot at bekuming prezident.

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Australia is a secular society, much more so than the US, but our distrust and dislike of intellectualism stems from being hedonistic, sun loving, sports crazy, lazy thinking bums more than anything else.

I'll pit our anti-intellectual lazy brain hedonist sports worshipping skin cansr bumz agenst yourz any day uv the week!

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DUZ XaT SEM RiT TQ YQ? - Jubal Early

http://www.nooalf.com

MAGONSDAUGHTER

Sunday, June 28, 2015 12:56 AM

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Originally posted by JO753:

Great!

Now that you understand, I assume you will help with the Nooalf Revolution project.

http://www.nooalf.com

LOL> No can do. Guess I just have a blind spot when it comes to our inconsistent, puzzling and idiosyncratic language and lovin it as it is. But good luck to you...

JO753

Sunday, June 28, 2015 1:02 AM

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Originally posted by THGRRI:

Children are taught how to think for themselves.

Not on this planet. I'm on Earth. Where are you?

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You prove this when you challenge reality refuseing to spell like everyone else, because spelling words properly is to difficult for you.

I can spell OK wen I want.

I am not "challenging reality" I am challenjing institutionalized stupidity.

You hav added another bit uv evidence to the obzerved internet fenominon that attacks on 'bad' spelling will contain spelling errorz.

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DUZ XaT SEM RiT TQ YQ? - Jubal Early

http://www.nooalf.com

THGRRI

Sunday, June 28, 2015 1:44 AM

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Originally posted by JO753:
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Originally posted by THGRRI:

Children are taught how to think for themselves.

Not on this planet. I'm on Earth. Where are you?

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You prove this when you challenge reality refuseing to spell like everyone else, because spelling words properly is to difficult for you.

I can spell OK wen I want.

I am not "challenging reality" I am challenjing institutionalized stupidity.

You hav added another bit uv evidence to the obzerved internet fenominon that attacks on 'bad' spelling will contain spelling errorz.

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DUZ XaT SEM RiT TQ YQ? - Jubal Early

http://www.nooalf.com

Your insistence that you are right when society believes you to be wrong and choses another course, is in fact you creating an alternate reality for yourself. The fact that you continue to practice that reality daily shows others you remain unteachable.

I have no delusions in my reality about being able get you to accept something all of society has failed to get you to except. You don’t even realize when you are being laughed at. My suggestion is you slowly wean yourself off of this nonsense, but of course that would be rational and you don't practice rational.

JO753

Sunday, June 28, 2015 11:43 AM

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Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:

LOL> No can do. Guess I just have a blind spot when it comes to our inconsistent, puzzling and idiosyncratic language and lovin it as it is. But good luck to you...

See?

You hav no rite to complain about Thuggery, Rappy, JSF and other conservativez sins you are doing the same thing.

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DUZ XaT SEM RiT TQ YQ? - Jubal Early

http://www.nooalf.com

JO753

Sunday, June 28, 2015 11:57 AM

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Originally posted by THGRRI:

Your insistence that you are right when society believes you to be wrong and choses another course, is in fact you creating an alternate reality for yourself.

Its not an alternate reality. It iz simply superior teknolojy.

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The fact that you continue to practice that reality daily shows others you remain unteachable.

Unteachable? The word iz 'conform'. Thats wen you do sumthing to fit in even tho you know its stupid.

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I have no delusions in my reality about being able get you to accept something all of society has failed to get you to except.

accept except. You did that on purpose, rite?

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You don’t even realize when you are being laughed at. My suggestion is you slowly wean yourself off of this nonsense, but of course that would be rational and you don't practice rational.

Laff wile you can, monkey boy!

Here: http://www.nooalf.com/GKCoR.htm

Its probably impossible for you to get past your authority/majority based thinking, but read that paje anyway. (mouse over revealz text)

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DUZ XaT SEM RiT TQ YQ? - Jubal Early

http://www.nooalf.com

MAGONSDAUGHTER

Sunday, June 28, 2015 1:22 PM

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Originally posted by JO753:

See?

You hav no rite to complain about Thuggery, Rappy, JSF and other conservativez sins you are doing the same thing.

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DUZ XaT SEM RiT TQ YQ? - Jubal Early

http://www.nooalf.com

So I have to support your idea of language reform otherwise I'm a conservative?

That's a pretty big stretch.

THGRRI

Sunday, June 28, 2015 7:41 PM

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Originally posted by JO753:
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Originally posted by THGRRI:

Your insistence that you are right when society believes you to be wrong and choses another course, is in fact you creating an alternate reality for yourself.

Its not an alternate reality. It iz simply superior teknolojy.

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The fact that you continue to practice that reality daily shows others you remain unteachable.

Unteachable? The word iz 'conform'. Thats wen you do sumthing to fit in even tho you know its stupid.

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I have no delusions in my reality about being able get you to accept something all of society has failed to get you to except.

accept except. You did that on purpose, rite?

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You don’t even realize when you are being laughed at. My suggestion is you slowly wean yourself off of this nonsense, but of course that would be rational and you don't practice rational.

Laff wile you can, monkey boy!

Here: http://www.nooalf.com/GKCoR.htm

Its probably impossible for you to get past your authority/majority based thinking, but read that paje anyway. (mouse over revealz text)

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DUZ XaT SEM RiT TQ YQ? - Jubal Early

http://www.nooalf.com

No that was truly a mistake, good catch. I didn't say I had English mastered, far from it. I can't spell a lick.

Do as you will, good luck with that.

SIGNYM

Sunday, June 28, 2015 10:21 PM

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Maybe. I think its possible that a way uv thinking coud be taught to little kidz that inocculates them from sement hed syndrome. If not, they can at least lern to examin the lojik uv sumthing insted uv the credentialz uv the peepl pushing it.

Maybe if we teach children a little bit about how to do magic (what a cool subject!) they will learn something about legerdermain and misdirection?

And maybe teach older kids about meditation? People seem to have a hard time identifying their emotions and accepting they exist (without necessarily acting on them.)

Philosophy is a very useful subject too: what we know, how we think, HOW we know what we know, and why we follow a certain logic, what our irreducible assumptions are.

A while ago I had a bunch of kids at my house (age 6-10) on Monday afternoons (my normal day off from work) for about a month (long story, it was a little bit of volunteerism on my part).

They had no idea what metal was, or glass, or wood, or ceramic. So ONE of the activities I did was explain what the difference were -

glass= melted sand, stiff, hard, see-through, breakable
wood= trees (I had brought in a stick with bark on it and peeled the bark, somewhat bendable
metal =refined from ore, usually silver or grey (except copper and gold), shiny, bendable, electricity conducting
ceramic = melted clay, stiff, hard, not see-through

and set a little timer for five minutes and had them run around looking for at least one thing of each in my kitchen. It was a lot more fun than just droning on and on about stuff. Another time, I split sunshine with a prism, and had them mix colors with paints. And this was just kitchen-stuff, teaching a little material science and observation.

They could teach this in school. The fact that they don't just demonstrates that they're little worker-and-consumer factories.

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