Reply #10: We are on the same page here.

[alarimer]

Those people know nothing and their opinion should carry NO weight but we have a celebrity fixation in this country AND a complete and utter lack of critical thinking skills in the general populace. The American people have an alarming predisposition to believing every little bit of woo-woo bullshit that comes down the pike.

They will buy anything, from the vaccine-autism link to "Iraq caused 9/11" (not to mention the numerous conspiracy theories completely void of ALL evidence surrounding that and other events).

It's a losing battle, I'm afraid.

I've also found that progressive does not always mean smart. Or at least scientifically literate. For that I blame the schools. I really do. Science education (especially in high school and below) is DEPLORABLE. Most science teachers do not have degrees in science. Instead they have bullshit "education" degrees.