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1 In 4 Americans Thinks The Sun Goes Around The Earth, Survey Says
NPR ^ | February 14, 2014 | Scott Neuman

Posted on 02/15/2014 10:54:37 AM PST by kingattax

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To: Revolting cat!
SCIENCE!


61 posted on 02/15/2014 12:32:58 PM PST by a fool in paradise ("Health care is too important to be left to the government.")
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To: central_va

It suddenly appears because (1) there is a mutation and (2) the mutation has a function or has no opposing function.


62 posted on 02/15/2014 12:33:55 PM PST by firebrand
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To: kingattax
Don't tell me: inner city victims of the American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association.
63 posted on 02/15/2014 12:34:59 PM PST by MasterGunner01
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To: RoosterRedux

“There bad news is that there a lots of liberals in the world. The good news is that they are completely incompetent.”

Authority in the hands of an incompetent is a fearsome thing.


64 posted on 02/15/2014 12:35:22 PM PST by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: central_va

They will all be evolved.


65 posted on 02/15/2014 12:35:54 PM PST by firebrand
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Finally, a post that begins at one of the ROOTS of the problems we have here in the US.

Bring back all the jobs you want from China, if you have a population of uneducated dolts, it does no good.


66 posted on 02/15/2014 12:36:20 PM PST by RoadGumby (This is not where I belong, Take this world and give me Jesus.)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
In this same poll of adults, fewer of them knew/understood that man is not the lone "cause" of radiation.

They've bought into the myth that man is "killing the planet".

Europe was even more taken by that falsehood.

4. All radioactivity is man-made
Correct answer: False

67 posted on 02/15/2014 12:37:08 PM PST by a fool in paradise ("Health care is too important to be left to the government.")
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Probably the same 25% who believe President Obama is doing a great job.

A new Associated Press-GfK poll found 31 percent of Americans describe Obama as an above-average president, while 2 percent view him as average and 42 percent describe his presidency as below average or poor.

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2014/January/Most-Unimpressed-with-Obamas-Job-Performance/

68 posted on 02/15/2014 12:40:50 PM PST by a fool in paradise ("Health care is too important to be left to the government.")
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To: GOPJ

Soon we’ll see this problem remedied; 1, Sherlock Holmes books will be banned; 2, the semantics that enable this misconception, e.g. “sunrise” and “sunset” will be eliminated by zero tolerance policies.


69 posted on 02/15/2014 12:56:55 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: a fool in paradise

So, does the graph represent those who correctly answered “false?”


70 posted on 02/15/2014 12:56:59 PM PST by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: kingattax

I bet they used ambush journalism to determine this. It is a common scam.

You approach a person on the street, stick a microphone in their face, and ask them an uncommon question, or to make a common, but incorrect statement.

The trick is that if you just gave them the question, with a little time to ponder it, they would eventually reach the right answer; but you act nervous, like the clock is ticking, and they cannot think, they must answer now, now, now!

Like I said, it is a scam. A favorite is to ask people a simple math question, or to name public figures. Years ago, there was “The EQ test”, asking people simple questions about economics, but giving them no time to think.

In this case, shove a microphone in someone’s face, and ask them, “What time do you think the Sun comes up these days?”

“About 6am, I guess.”

“Wow, you are ignorant. You don’t know that the world turns. The Sun doesn’t ‘come up’!”


71 posted on 02/15/2014 1:00:21 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (WoT News: Rantburg.com)
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To: dsc
Authority in the hands of an incompetent is a fearsome thing.

But not nearly fearsome as power in the hands of a competent tyrant.

American liberals are a bunch of bumbling idiots.

72 posted on 02/15/2014 1:03:15 PM PST by RoosterRedux (The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing -- Socrates)
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To: dsc

My understanding is that the graph line is “correct answer”. The one for Earth around the Sun is just a little longer.

NPR is selectively reporting. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED indeed.


73 posted on 02/15/2014 1:06:56 PM PST by a fool in paradise ("Health care is too important to be left to the government.")
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To: kingattax

First of all, no one answers incorrectly. People don’t get wrong answers these days.

Second, I’d bet a huge majority are obama voters.


74 posted on 02/15/2014 1:19:10 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: kingattax

That’s okay, nearly half the nation thinks the universe revolves around Obama.


75 posted on 02/15/2014 1:20:26 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Immigration Reform is job NONE. It isn't even the leading issue with Hipanics. Enforce our laws.)
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To: sonofagun

:’) I know what ya mean. On Facebook I keep looking for the “Dislike” button.


76 posted on 02/15/2014 1:20:57 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: kingattax

I think the word “revolves” confused the people, it even seems to have confused the headline writer.


77 posted on 02/15/2014 1:32:11 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: a fool in paradise

The EU was even dumber, because their education system is probably even worse than ours


78 posted on 02/15/2014 1:34:31 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: kingattax

Most on welfare think that the Sun rotates around the Earth!


79 posted on 02/15/2014 1:52:04 PM PST by Deagle (ues)
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To: Deagle

The new school superintendent in Camden says it was a “kick-in-the-stomach moment” when he learned that only three district high school students who took the SAT this year scored as college-ready.


80 posted on 02/15/2014 2:08:20 PM PST by Sheapdog (Chew the meat, spit out the bones - FUBO - Come and get me)
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