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In reply to the discussion: D’Oh! 1 in 4 Americans don’t know Earth circles Sun. [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)53. I think that depends on WHY they are home schooled
Some do it out of ignorance -- usually sustained by religious views -- and a fear that the real world will undermine the nonsense they believe in. And these are the ones who are most likely to not know basic things such as planetary relationships.
But there are others who go the home school route because they just don't think the schools provide a good education. The people I know like this are either Hippies or strong libertarians. Either way, they are not dummies. They walk to the bead of a different drummer for sure, but nobody would call them ignorant.
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We have a teahaddist on the House Science Committee who claims that the Big Bang,
Rozlee
Feb 2014
#18
More than likely they think "public" is spelled that way...copied it off each other's signs...
CTyankee
Feb 2014
#33
The Earth does NOT revolve around the Sun. The Earth and the Sun both orbit the barycenter...
Ian David
Feb 2014
#28
Holy fucking chocolate-covered Jesus on a popcicle stick! Are people really that stupid?
CrackerJohn
Feb 2014
#45
100% of that extremely ignorant population of inbred "Flat Earthers" is Republican.
blkmusclmachine
Feb 2014
#55
The bottom quarter of American minds. I wonder what it is like to be them?
Exultant Democracy
Feb 2014
#60