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[Varche]

Had to smile at the withdrawal of packets of monkey nuts because they weren't labelled as peanuts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-22308165

Bleach labelled "not for drinking".

3 out of 10 teenagers didn't know who Renoir was. Some even thought he was a footballer with Paris St Germain.

Are we breeding common sense and knowledge out of people? They have after all got a hand held device that they can look up anything on if in doubt!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

It is more a case of companies being desperate to avoid litigation and so they have to cross all the "T's" and dot every "I".

As for gaps in knowledge, that is not unusual and has been the case ever since humans started to walk the Earth.  Unless you study, or are really interested in a subject, names of artists as in this case will not be known.  But, I bet,  the same youngsters will know far more about computers and their programmes than I will ever know!

 

[cleggy]

To inrease the gene pool we could always cull those with an I.Q less than say 80  

P.S I'm well safe who said MENSA

[Lizzie_Zoom]

To inrease the gene pool we could always cull those with an I.Q less than say 80  

P.S I'm well safe who said MENSA

You stirrer Cleggy!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

To inrease the gene pool we could always cull those with an I.Q less than say 80  

P.S I'm well safe who said MENSA

That would be the finish of OOF.

[Varche]

I think it would be fair to say you can have knowledge without needing a Mensa IQ.

The point is that the gaps in peoples knowledge are due (in my opinion) to laziness. Being spoon fed rather than discovering. How many people read or do practical stuff? 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I think it would be fair to say you can have knowledge without needing a Mensa IQ.

The point is that the gaps in peoples knowledge are due (in my opinion) to laziness. Being spoon fed rather than discovering. How many people read or do practical stuff?

But Varche, as I said before:
"As for gaps in knowledge, that is not unusual and has been the case ever since humans started to walk the Earth.  Unless you study, or are really interested in a subject, names of artists as in this case will not be known.  But, I bet,  the same youngsters will know far more about computers and their programmes than I will ever know!"

In other words, it is not somebody being lazy to have gaps in their knowledge, but rather more a case of their true needs in life.  A computer expert, police officer, or social worker will each have their specialist areas in which they gain knowledge because they need it professionally.  A mother with  six kids will require different knowledge and skills to keep her family safe and secure.  How many of them will know the link between Thomas Hobbes, Galileo, Bacon, Mersenne, and Gassendi?  I do because I have studied that period of history, but I don't expect most people in the street to know.  Why should they?  As I know about the sinking of HMS Hood, or the Battle of Trafalgar, and it's implications, along with the thoughts of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel on Hitler; then there is the development of the railways, etc, etc, etc.  But again I know nothing about computer workings and so much more because I never had to, as all I had to know was how to run a £ multi-million business with 3,500 staff along with financial management, property management, security management, HR management, etc, etc. Would I know any of that if I had not needed to? No is the easy answer

[cem_devecioglu]

Had to smile at the withdrawal of packets of monkey nuts because they weren't labelled as peanuts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-22308165

Bleach labelled "not for drinking".

3 out of 10 teenagers didn't know who Renoir was. Some even thought he was a footballer with Paris St Germain.

Are we breeding common sense and knowledge out of people? They have after all got a hand held device that they can look up anything on if in doubt!

 
 
 
now an info for you, here there are some religous groups that are also paid to proove darwinism was wrong.. they organize meetings, press books and magazines that they try to proove darwin was wrong.. 
 
and lots of idiots prefer to believe and follow them   I suspect there are some arab sheikhs behind the scenes who pay them

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Had to smile at the withdrawal of packets of monkey nuts because they weren't labelled as peanuts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-22308165

Bleach labelled "not for drinking".

3 out of 10 teenagers didn't know who Renoir was. Some even thought he was a footballer with Paris St Germain.

Are we breeding common sense and knowledge out of people? They have after all got a hand held device that they can look up anything on if in doubt!

 
 
 
now an info for you, here there are some religous groups that are also paid to proove darwinism was wrong.. they organize meetings, press books and magazines that they try to proove darwin was wrong.. 
 
and lots of idiots prefer to believe and follow them   I suspect there are some arab sheikhs behind the scenes who pay them

But remember Cem that in the USA at least 45% of the population do not believe Darwin was right, and instead believe God created the World over the last 10,000 years

[cem_devecioglu]

Had to smile at the withdrawal of packets of monkey nuts because they weren't labelled as peanuts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-22308165

Bleach labelled "not for drinking".

3 out of 10 teenagers didn't know who Renoir was. Some even thought he was a footballer with Paris St Germain.

Are we breeding common sense and knowledge out of people? They have after all got a hand held device that they can look up anything on if in doubt!

 
 
 
now an info for you, here there are some religous groups that are also paid to proove darwinism was wrong.. they organize meetings, press books and magazines that they try to proove darwin was wrong.. 
 
and lots of idiots prefer to believe and follow them   I suspect there are some arab sheikhs behind the scenes who pay them

But remember Cem that in the USA at least 45% of the population do not believe Darwin was right, and instead believe God created the World over the last 10,000 years

   yeah.. according to religion books he created the earth in 6 days ( or 7 for some books).. 

[paul.lovejoy]

Had to smile at the withdrawal of packets of monkey nuts because they weren't labelled as peanuts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-22308165

Bleach labelled "not for drinking".

3 out of 10 teenagers didn't know who Renoir was. Some even thought he was a footballer with Paris St Germain.

Are we breeding common sense and knowledge out of people? They have after all got a hand held device that they can look up anything on if in doubt!

 
 
 
now an info for you, here there are some religous groups that are also paid to proove darwinism was wrong.. they organize meetings, press books and magazines that they try to proove darwin was wrong.. 
 
and lots of idiots prefer to believe and follow them   I suspect there are some arab sheikhs behind the scenes who pay them

But remember Cem that in the USA at least 45% of the population do not believe Darwin was right, and instead believe God created the World over the last 10,000 years

   yeah.. according to religion books he created the earth in 6 days ( or 7 for some books).. 



but in those days there were no CDM, Building regulations or Local Authorities now it takes 7 months just to build a house  those were the days

[cleggy]

I think it would be fair to say you can have knowledge without needing a Mensa IQ.

The point is that the gaps in peoples knowledge are due (in my opinion) to laziness. Being spoon fed rather than discovering. How many people read or do practical stuff?

But Varche, as I said before:
"As for gaps in knowledge, that is not unusual and has been the case ever since humans started to walk the Earth.  Unless you study, or are really interested in a subject, names of artists as in this case will not be known.  But, I bet,  the same youngsters will know far more about computers and their programmes than I will ever know!"

In other words, it is not somebody being lazy to have gaps in their knowledge, but rather more a case of their true needs in life.  A computer expert, police officer, or social worker will each have their specialist areas in which they gain knowledge because they need it professionally.  A mother with  six kids will require different knowledge and skills to keep her family safe and secure.  How many of them will know the link between Thomas Hobbes, Galileo, Bacon, Mersenne, and Gassendi?  I do because I have studied that period of history, but I don't expect most people in the street to know.  Why should they?  As I know about the sinking of HMS Hood, or the Battle of Trafalgar, and it's implications, along with the thoughts of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel on Hitler; then there is the development of the railways, etc, etc, etc.  But again I know nothing about computer workings and so much more because I never had to, as all I had to know was how to run a £ multi-million business with 3,500 staff along with financial management, property management, security management, HR management, etc, etc. Would I know any of that if I had not needed to? No is the easy answer

How to fill in benefit forms

[cem_devecioglu]

I think before making benefit laws for people with many kids,  the community must teach the individuals how to plan their future for their families ..   and one must remind them , human kind is not rabbit and have numerous needs..

[cem_devecioglu]

and the politicans must tell the community that all disasters we are having today are caused by uneducated , uncivilized hungry masses..
[sigh]   no chance really!

[Sir Tigger KC]

That's shame they withdrew those nuts.  It could have been a neat bit of natural selection.... 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I think it would be fair to say you can have knowledge without needing a Mensa IQ.

The point is that the gaps in peoples knowledge are due (in my opinion) to laziness. Being spoon fed rather than discovering. How many people read or do practical stuff?

But Varche, as I said before:
"As for gaps in knowledge, that is not unusual and has been the case ever since humans started to walk the Earth.  Unless you study, or are really interested in a subject, names of artists as in this case will not be known.  But, I bet,  the same youngsters will know far more about computers and their programmes than I will ever know!"

In other words, it is not somebody being lazy to have gaps in their knowledge, but rather more a case of their true needs in life.  A computer expert, police officer, or social worker will each have their specialist areas in which they gain knowledge because they need it professionally.  A mother with  six kids will require different knowledge and skills to keep her family safe and secure.  How many of them will know the link between Thomas Hobbes, Galileo, Bacon, Mersenne, and Gassendi?  I do because I have studied that period of history, but I don't expect most people in the street to know.  Why should they?  As I know about the sinking of HMS Hood, or the Battle of Trafalgar, and it's implications, along with the thoughts of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel on Hitler; then there is the development of the railways, etc, etc, etc.  But again I know nothing about computer workings and so much more because I never had to, as all I had to know was how to run a £ multi-million business with 3,500 staff along with financial management, property management, security management, HR management, etc, etc. Would I know any of that if I had not needed to? No is the easy answer

How to fill in benefit forms

Now, now Cleggy!