You ever notice...

In all honesty, Pad ... I think it's a lost cause. Imo (and the opinion of another whose judgment I've grown to trust implicitly) the big and now intractable problem is the culture of "self-esteem" that has completely divorced acclaim from performance. Today's up&coming generation feels *entitled* to their mistakes, peccadillos and simple lapses of decency. it's their inalienable right ... even by aliens, ~sour smirk~.
Bottom line ... the capacity to fruitfully point out a mistake *depends* on the recipient's capacity to feel even a speck of shame and to want to do it better. That is the thing that we've lost with the "no child left behind" mentality and its Pied Piper entourage of un(??)intended consequences. one tired old bear's view. cn

connection between religion and stupidity?

No way

well people just dont like being told that they've been mislead or are stupid and fall for shit... (no matter if it helps them)

because really when they lash out at you... they are lashing out at themselves, because they dont like to hear or cant believe the fact that they have been lied to their whole lives and or been lying to themselves, but just didnt know it yet till "logic and reason" came in and gave them the old bitchslap back into reality...

but unfortunately when you do "tell" them... you are the one who usually gets to be the one to "hear" it... and its in the form of them thinking youre attacking them when in fact you are only trying to help them realize reality...

at least thats my take on it...

I think it all trends with education

Hey, Pad! I'm glad that you listed those correlations, I've noticed the same thing. It seems that if one doesn't require proof/empirical evidence/critical thinking toward religious thought, one doesn't need them for many other ideas, either. This seems to often be reflected in their grammar and language skills, as well. Not very concerned with accuracy all the way around. We know that the best way to form beliefs/ideas is to look at all available data first then draw conclusions wherever they may lead. It seems that most people I encounter do this in reverse: they find a belief they like then try their very best to find data to support it. When you then attempt to point to evidence that contradicts their erroneous belief, they then become angry at you (a shoot the messenger type of thing). Like cannofbliss stated, deep down I think they are upset with themselves. It is always good to point out errors, not solely for the person you are correcting, but also for the other viewers of the thread so that they may learn...

God hates homophones!

But seriously this is just a generalization that you couldn't possibly support with evidence. People might say the same thing about all us potheads.

im just too lazy to proof read sometimes, and if i get called out whatevs, stimple mistake... hehehehe.

Originally Posted by Balzac89

connection between religion and stupidity?

No way

...yes way, as stupid as not knowing the first thing about the subject and making 'intelligent' claims.