Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-21 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Those of you who think you know everything are annoying those of us who do". Nice quote. J - No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provisions should be made to pr

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-20 Thread denstar
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "What?  Jerry was talking about killing people because they know how to > read-- fascist "competition".  I don't think the idea is super-funny, > personally.  LOL" > > Actually, I wasn't.  I was talking about those ivory tower academics who

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-20 Thread denstar
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Sam wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 3:03 PM, denstar wrote: >> >> What?  Jerry was talking about killing people because they know how to >> read-- fascist "competition".  I don't think the idea is super-funny, >> personally.  LOL > > And I was pointing out you'

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-20 Thread Maureen
I worked in academia for a while. Met a lot of over-educated fools. My favorite quote: "Those of you who think you know everything are annoying those of us who do". On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > Actually, I wasn't.  I was talking about those ivory tower academics who

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-20 Thread Jerry Barnes
"What? Jerry was talking about killing people because they know how to read-- fascist "competition". I don't think the idea is super-funny, personally. LOL" Actually, I wasn't. I was talking about those ivory tower academics who think they know how to run everything even though they have no r

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-20 Thread Sam
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 3:03 PM, denstar wrote: > > What?  Jerry was talking about killing people because they know how to > read-- fascist "competition".  I don't think the idea is super-funny, > personally.  LOL And I was pointing out you're both wrong. > "Intelligentsia" isn't just educators

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-20 Thread denstar
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Sam wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 2:17 PM, denstar wrote: >> >> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: >>> A lot of the time, the intelligentsia are the first to go under fascist >>> regimes.  It is important to get rid of like minded groups th

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-20 Thread Sam
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 2:17 PM, denstar wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: >> A lot of the time, the intelligentsia are the first to go under fascist >> regimes.  It is important to get rid of like minded groups that can split >> the base.  After rival factions are

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-20 Thread denstar
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "I was mocking Eric for pointing out how ridiculous it is to think the smart > and educated are fascist and then goes on to point out how they are the > first targets." > > > A lot of the time, the intelligentsia are the first to go under f

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-20 Thread Jerry Barnes
"I was mocking Eric for pointing out how ridiculous it is to think the smart and educated are fascist and then goes on to point out how they are the first targets." A lot of the time, the intelligentsia are the first to go under fascist regimes. It is important to get rid of like minded groups

RE: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-20 Thread Eric Roberts
Go learn some history Sam... -Original Message- From: Sam [mailto:sammyc...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 9:18 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers Think about it Larry, your the one spewing insults here. I was

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-20 Thread Sam
So you admit you were wrong ( due to poor acumen) and are backtracking to previous alleged instances? Ones that you're too busy to look up? As for the tantrum, Larry you should check your blood pressure. You have the majority of tantrums on this list and nobody seems phased by them. On Mon, Sep

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-20 Thread Scott Stroz
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > You have a temper tantrum when you don't understand. You've > demonstrated your lack of acumen and understanding may times.  your > response is typical. > I am not a big fan of acumen, it always gives me bad gas. Thank you, I will be

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-20 Thread Larry C. Lyons
You have a temper tantrum when you don't understand. You've demonstrated your lack of acumen and understanding may times. your response is typical. On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 6:18 AM, Sam wrote: > > Think about it Larry, your the one spewing insults here. > > I was mocking Eric for pointing out ho

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-20 Thread Sam
Think about it Larry, your the one spewing insults here. I was mocking Eric for pointing out how ridiculous it is to think the smart and educated are fascist and then goes on to point out how they are the first targets. Surely even you can see the comedy gold in that? As for understanding, you a

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-19 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Sam in this area you are clueless. When you can understand the types of analyses used without spewing the insults when you are over your head, then you can talk about it. Otherwise you're like a 5 year old trying to understand calculus. On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Sam wrote: > > You almost

RE: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-19 Thread Eric Roberts
Conservatives...intellectuals...ROFL...thanks, I needed that laugh. -Original Message- From: Sam [mailto:sammyc...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 9:14 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers You almost got it. You

Re: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-19 Thread Sam
You almost got it. You said it but still didn't get it. Although I think the real intellectuals are the conservatives, not the elitists that think they're in the know. On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Eric Roberts wrote: > most dictators...both fascist and Marxist...tend to go after the educa

Re: LIberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-19 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Perhaps you ought to look what the scientists say about that instead of the politicals. of course for certain members of this list that would mean reading words with more than two syllables and requiring them to actually (GASP!) think. that said despite any bias, in our society at least IQ is ass

Re: LIberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-19 Thread Jerry Barnes
"I thought liberals always complained about the accuracy of IQ testing because of its cultural biases." Only when it suits their needs. J - No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in g

RE: Liberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-19 Thread Eric Roberts
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Re: LIberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-19 Thread Robert Munn
I thought liberals always complained about the accuracy of IQ testing because of its cultural biases. On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 4:50 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "Sort of is one of those blindingly obvious things, given the recent crop of > Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent He

Re: LIberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-19 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Sort of is one of those blindingly obvious things, given the recent crop of Teabagger candidates." It's too bad all conservatives and tea party people can't be as intelligent as Rep. Hank Johnson: "My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and cap

LIberals and Atheists Smarter than Conservatives and Believers

2010-09-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Sort of is one of those blindingly obvious things, given the recent crop of Teabagger candidates. >From Social Psychology Quarterly http://spq.sagepub.com/content/73/1/33.abstract Why Liberals and Atheists Are More Intelligent Satoshi Kanazawa London School of Economics and Political Science Dep