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Posted on February 23, 2007 — A. Couts
Filed Under Whackjobs |

According to MIT’s Technology Review, “216 million Americans are scientifically illiterate.” By “illiterate,” they mean that more than half the population of the U.S. “cannot read a simple story in, say, Technology Review or the New York Times science section and understand even the basics of DNA or microchips or global warming.”

Well, that certainly makes a lot of sense. Until now, it boggled my mind that so many people would be opposed to stem cell research and saving Earth from global warming. But it turns out that they just had no idea what the fuck anyone was talking about. You say, “The earth’s temperature is rapidly rising.” And they’re like, “What the fuck is ‘temperature?!’” At that point, you should just beat their ass.

There is absolutely no excuse for not understanding at least the simple principals of science, if for no other reason than to be a respectable human being. I’m not saying you have to believe it. (Actually, I am, but whatever.) All I’m saying is that not understanding the world around you, especially when that understanding has become so crucial in the public political arena concerning issues that will effect all of our lives, is unforgiveable. By not taking the time to figure out what this whole global warming thing is about, you are affecting my life. Because of your ignorance, you are restricting the needed advancements in policy, funding for further testing, and public support for issues and sciences that may prove to be our only hope in the unsettlingly near future.

We must no longer excuse ignorance in our neighbors, peers, and fellow citizens. Today, in this increasingly digital age, gaining knowledge has become easier than at any other point in history. Remember a time, before Google, when you didn’t know the answer to a question you had? In the past, you may have forgotten, that question would probably be merely forgotten, depending upon its importance in your life. Now, all one must do is reach her hands outward until she reaches a keyboard, and the Internet will provide you the answer to whatever your mind can muster. Maybe the problem is that, despite our nearly unlimited access to information, most people aren’t asking any questions. This, my friends, is shameful.






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