W O W... thanks for the good wishes!!!

 

Yeah, but that doesn't mean good books are written at an easy grade level. Justifying something like that by saying 'the average is low, so low is ok' is pretty lame. Almost like how BushJr got elected because he's an 'average' guy.

 

Yep the samething, a book is written for its audience. So you can figure out the rest on why he wrote it at that level.

 

Hahaha, I was trying to imply that nicely...

 

Ok, so are you guys dumb or something? You do realize that 8th grade reading level = english proficiency, right? Amazing display of grasping at straws just to make an insult.....

 

You made my point even more. Proficient doesn't mean intelligent. If 8th grade was all the English anyone needed, there'd be no English taught in HS and no English majors at colleges. Do you trust the political analysis of someone who is on a GED level (which is 'proficient' in all subjects)? I don't.

On a side note, I think it's funny that liberals are accused of being both elitist and mentally deficient. What's more elitist than saying that slightly less than half of the country has a mental disease because they don't agree with you politically?!

 

...was just reading through... and found this- well, interesting...

haven't made it all the way through, yet.

 

This might be the funniest thing I've read.... ever.

 

Why authority? I personally believe the government is obligated do maintain the seperation, especially in these times. You may need morals to have a religion, but you certainly don't need religion to have a strong moral structure. By now, if you can't distinguish between what is right and wrong, you aren't lacking religious belief, you are simply ignorant beyond belief or a genuinely bad person. It has nothing to do with the belief in a higher being, or any of the other 'formalities' of most organized religions. Like someone else has said, from my own experience, the integrity of someone's morals has virtually no connection whether or not the person practices religion or is a 'believer.'


As I see it, the government should not endorse one religion, or hold one above another by any kind of alliance, promotion, or any disticnct and public affiliation, or ceremony. To do so would undermine, inappropriately influence, and thus infringe upon each citizen's right to practice religion as they please (which includes practicing NO specific religion, if one chooses).

Please tell me where I'm going wrong. This is something I feel quite strongly about.

 

This should be an amendment. Thank you for putting into appropriate words what should be the prevelant ideology in this country.

 

Ya know (I'm sure you do), that statement still makes sense if 'basement' was changed to 'foundation'. I like how that guy tried to pick this apart... Sure, you can't live in it- but does that matter? It's still there. Kinda the difference between those who need and those who don't need a giant, elaborate building where everone meets every week to affirm or verify their morality. Personally, I don't need a weekly reminder, nor the building.

 

So English proficiency increases your chance of being unintelligent??? Not quite sure what you are trying to say .

That's a testament to our lousy high schools and colleges, unfortunately.

I went to an excellent private-type middle school, and can honestly say that most of my English instruction through a public high school and two separate private colleges (BS from one, MBA from another) was redundant. It's amazing the kind of advantage a kid can get from an aggressive professor.....
Michael Savage (aka wiener) has an advanced degree from Berkeley... is that who you are referring to?
I think you have that mixed up. Liberals are often well educated, but mentally deranged. Liberals often accuse conservatives of mental deficiency, as you and others have done repeatedly in this thread.

Thanks for playing!!!

 

Helladumb, you are a self-proclaimed HellaDumb person. Liberals on this thread dont accuse the other side of "mental dificiencies" (whatever the hell that exactly means). Instead, we agree with you that you are a dumb-a$$.

and btw, if you have a BA and MA you should ask for a refund

 

Uh...this thread is about a book by a CONSERVATIVE which is titled Liberalism is a Mental Disorder.

 

I like to be modest, but thanks again for calling be mentally deficient once again.

Just to be clear, mental disorder and mental deficiency are two different things .