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Only 7% of the responding people could correctly answer all of the simple questions ......

Public's Knowledge of Science and Technology

http://www.people-press.org/2013/04/22/ ... echnology/

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“Intellect is invisible to the man who has none”
Arthur Schopenhauer

"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."
Albert Einstein

It is a worldwide problem. So many who just can't get science and math, or even to think of consequences down the road.
Look at the number of people in the world who live a green life out of caring about the future , and look at how many don't out of ignorance , stupidity , selfishness or greed .

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"With every decision, think seven generations ahead of the consequences of your actions" Ute rule of life.
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children”
― Chief Seattle

It's okay. At least they're big fans of it.

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TANG SOO!

true that it is a world wide problem johnny. no matter the colour. ... and the people who are aware of it are educated. So would it not be wise to educate people ..... children .... differently? Can we dare?

Are they educated enough? If so, can they effectively apply what they've learned?



Only if it's going to make a difference.

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TANG SOO!

Welcome to the human race.

It is "species" tommee , and there is enough variability for a speciation episode in a perfect world(5K years with no interbreeding ). Those that can live and understand sustainability , plus think ahead long term in all they do , without selfishness/greed, or stupidity/ignorance , are the small minority, unfortunately . They are getting dragged toward ecocide with the vast majority who do not have these traits . So are 85 to 90% of other species . Not from cosmetics testing, but from human induced ecological collapses.

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"With every decision, think seven generations ahead of the consequences of your actions" Ute rule of life.
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children”
― Chief Seattle

Can you redo that in English. I have 8 kids by the way, sister has 10, brother has 5, gran had 16 I could go on. I want 3 more at least.

You are really low brow creepy and would be better off as compost with the rest of your family , to replenish the Earth as God intended.

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"With every decision, think seven generations ahead of the consequences of your actions" Ute rule of life.
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children”
― Chief Seattle

Practise what you preach.

I do, but I am not a low IQ over-breeder, apparently like you. I do compost and live green with only one child. You are closer to a chimpanzee than I am to you.

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"With every decision, think seven generations ahead of the consequences of your actions" Ute rule of life.
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children”
― Chief Seattle

So you contribute to over population, hypocrite.

You are an insulting liar. Any married couple who have one or none with kids helps to reduce population. Those that have 2 are keeping it at 8 times the long term carrying capacity of the planet. For each child after that it goes up geometrically in ecological effects of depletion and pollution. It is a long term or even medium term footprint multiplier. So that 3rd kid multiplies it say times 5 and the 4th times 10, and 5th times 20, all dependent on lifestyle and regional effects.

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"With every decision, think seven generations ahead of the consequences of your actions" Ute rule of life.
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children”
― Chief Seattle

I don't buy the IQ bit. Most folks would have answered the questions correctly with some prior instruction and a little curiosity. Mostly people don't know or care about this stuff because it has little relevance to their lives. It's hard to believe 1% got zero. That confounds random chance. Somebody was having fun.

Either that or there were enough from "alternative" educations that discount science in favor of belief.

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With friends like Guido, you will not have enemies for long.

“Intellect is invisible to the man who has none”
Arthur Schopenhauer

"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."
Albert Einstein