The absence of historical education in this country hurts me here. (points to heart)
Exhibit A: The View (see below fold)
Ow. It burns! It burns!
And don't tell me that the majority are better than The View, because you know that half of America was nodding their heads to this conversation.
Hat-tip: The equally offended Crooked Timber
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I had been planning on either discussing a study or analyzing another cancer cure testimonial, but things have been (mostly) too serious around the ol' blog the last few days.
Im a voracious reader. Always have been. We didnt have cable or a lot of cool toys or anything growing up (dont feel sorry for me. we did get a NES when they came out, and a Tandy 2000) but Mom would always take us to the library for a new book at the drop of a hat.
“The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long — and you have burned so very, very brightly, Roy. Look at you: you’re the Prodigal Son; you’re quite a prize!” -Dr.
Zite has failed me. For some reason under the "science" heading it referred me to thisold hpathy article on homeopathic treatment of burns.
How about the complete ignorance in her own religion? Last I checked, there was a lot of things before Jesus. Hint: it's called Judaism.
Sadly, though, this sort of ignorance doesn't boggle my mind anymore. It just creates an "Oh, look, ignoramuses. I've seen them before." sort of feeling.
She probably learned her history at bible school.
Let's see. Homo sapiens sapiens dates back, what 40,000 years (keep in mind, I'm an historian). Judaism dates back some 4,000 years (in a recognizable form). There was nothing before jesus? Then who did he preach to? (Sorry: Then to whom did he preach? (my mom's voice just came to me))
The scary thing is, you are correct. There were a bunch of people yelling at their TV sets. Not at the idiot saying there was nothing before jesus, but yelling at Whoopi (not that that's a bad thing, mind you) for 'disrespectin' christianity.
OK, this person is just a moron even by flat-Earth, 6-day creationist standards. How could there have been prophecies that foretold Jesus' birth (ask any Christian this time of year, then stand back) if...
Oh, forget it. There's just no cure.
A bold statement. Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Noah, Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joshua, David, Solomon -- in your face!!
Apparently, this ignorance "is no longer available" but I'm pretty sure I can fill in the gaps. I don't mind missing out on the idiocy, especially with the strong signs of intelligent life I found over at Crooked Timber. Thanks.