"Thanks. Now I have "Glory of Love" stuck in my head. ^^;
I'm not sure if I could get used to eating bugs. It's like... if they're mudbugs or sea-bugs, that's one thing, but it's hard to imagine them tasting good…"
 |
The World's Largest Coalition of Nontheists and Nontheist Communities!
Reflection of the "dumbing down of American society"
Any questions? Self-explanatory and highlights the reason why America has fallen behind our European brethren in science and math...the "dumbing down" of American society as I term it..
Comment
-
Comment by Pat on October 3, 2011 at 7:46am -
Nothing personal, Loren, but I had absolutely NO clue who the female was, until you mentioned her name. And, while I now know her name, I still have no clue as to the significance, other than she's apparently some celebrity wanna be.
I dare say you could have replaced her photo with some NFL, NBA, or MLB persona, and the result would be the same. In Rome, it was bread and circuses. In the US, it is football and guacamole, or reality TV and Ben & Jerry's.
-
Comment by Rob van Senten on October 3, 2011 at 7:07am -
I don't like judging people on their (lack of) knowledge in general, so I'm not completely convinced by the "you're what's wrong with the world" remark but I do feel that I can relate somewhat to the frustration that people know so much about contemporary celebrity culture without knowing pretty much anything about our history, science, culture etc. all subjects that I value much higher.
Then again, I'm as fashionable as lederhosen so my world is far removed from the world of Snooky, Heidi, Kim and companions.
-
Comment by Loren Miller on October 3, 2011 at 6:06am -
Actually, I BARELY know who Kim Kardashian [sp?] is or what she's done. Her repeated appearance on the covers of magazines is the ONLY reason I know who she is at all.
I mentioned Carl to a quartet of Jehovah's Witnesses a year and a bit ago when they came to my door, and not one of THEM knew who HE was.
Q.E.D.
-
Comment by Sassan K. on October 3, 2011 at 5:01am -
I don't either. Unfortunately my younger brother does. This trash has infested our society and the minds of our youth and has helped enable and create a nation of illiterates.
-
Comment by Nerdlass on October 3, 2011 at 4:29am -
Ah, that would be why. I don't watch reality tv. Only one I did, off and on back home, was Biggest Loser.
-
Comment by Sassan K. on October 3, 2011 at 4:20am
-
Clue: stupid reality television shows
-
Comment by Nerdlass on October 3, 2011 at 4:07am
-
I don't know who the second person is, but she bumped her head a bit too much, methinks.
CONNECT WITH ATHEIST NEXUS
Latest Activity
- Top News
- Everything
Nerdlass replied to Ruth Anthony-Gardner's discussion Cicadas taste like asparagus in the group THE KNIFE & FORKNerdlass commented on Debra Stevenson's blog post Some Wiccans and their seeking approval from Christians"I converted to paganism (through wicca, but didn't stay there) from xianity. During that conversion period, I tried to reconcile the beliefs, which ultimately, I couldn't. There are some who find a way (probably used to cherry picking, so…"
Hiram replied to Hiram's discussion Epicureanism: a Secular Doctrine for Happiness"There are currently two Gardens of Epicurus: one in Chicago and one in New Jersey. Please visit if you're in the vecinity!"
Hiram commented on Maruli Marulaki's group Epicurean Atheists"There are currently two Gardens of Epicurus: one in Chicago and one in New Jersey. Please visit if you're in the vecinity!"
Hiram commented on Hiram's blog post That Old Time Secularism"There are currently two Gardens of Epicurus: one in Chicago and one in New Jersey. Please visit if you're in the vecinity!"
© 2013 Atheist Nexus. All rights reserved. Admin: Richard Haynes.
You need to be a member of Atheist Nexus to add comments!
Join Atheist Nexus