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Any kid whos research doesnt start by finding out who he was must have been born with the knowledge. Urza Send a noteboard - 06/05/2011 11:39:56 PM
Just because you're familiar with something doesn't mean you know everything and there isn't anything left to learn. Sometimes it's interesting to ask basic questions just to see how the answer is made. Maybe it's not the facts of bin laden that was interesting to the kids doing the search but the portrayal of bin laden. Perhaps different sources had different answers to this question and that was the interesting part.

And even if a child or an adult decided to do some research about bin laden (or anything else!) what in the world is the problem? This is NOT evidence of gross ignorance, this is evidence of learning. This is ridiculous, why am I even replying.

Would you (or any rational person) do a Yahoo search for "What is the sun?" or "What is a car?" to begin secondary research on either? It's not unreasonable to take a question indicating general ignorance as indicating general ignorance. Did you even click the link? THAT certainly indicated (and stated outright) general ignorance, unless all the cited comments were just facetiously playing dumb.
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OK, Once and for All, WTF Is WRONG with Kids Today? Joel - 04/05/2011 01:28:52 AM 1531 Views
Cool story bro. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/05/2011 01:35:29 AM 454 Views
Clearly not. Joel - 04/05/2011 02:16:08 AM 945 Views
Re: Duh. Winning. *NM* Gaps - 04/05/2011 01:46:39 AM 496 Views
The SEALS won. Joel - 04/05/2011 02:17:41 AM 793 Views
They read Boing Boing. *NM* Chas - 04/05/2011 01:57:17 AM 526 Views
And use Yahoo, apparently. Joel - 04/05/2011 02:20:36 AM 994 Views
I guess I have a pretty bright Child. and a good school district. StarrBecca - 04/05/2011 04:28:24 AM 838 Views
Hopefully, and presumably respectable parenting skills. Joel - 06/05/2011 01:32:02 AM 1026 Views
You really have to wonder if our culture is decadent? *NM* Panorphaeon - 04/05/2011 06:24:25 AM 474 Views
Not at all, but it does make me wonder if we're TOO decadent. Joel - 06/05/2011 01:38:42 AM 860 Views
I agree. *NM* Panorphaeon - 09/05/2011 10:36:40 PM 559 Views
Hope for the best and plan for the worst, I suppose, but that's what unnerved me here. Joel - 10/05/2011 03:14:24 AM 891 Views
How is it the kids' fault that they are not taught (to care) about recent history? *NM* Helene - 04/05/2011 06:54:16 AM 452 Views
I just asked my son, and he said he was a boss of a criminal organisation who was responsible for Helene - 04/05/2011 06:56:18 AM 815 Views
Good enough for me, thanks. Joel - 06/05/2011 01:59:40 AM 852 Views
Yes and no, but I'd think an international network trying to kill you would motivate self education. Joel - 06/05/2011 01:57:06 AM 953 Views
Good teachers don't allow overeager students to monopolize the classroom. Ghavrel - 06/05/2011 02:52:27 AM 965 Views
We covered the material. Joel - 06/05/2011 02:57:52 AM 979 Views
Which means... not a good teacher. Ghavrel - 06/05/2011 07:02:44 AM 771 Views
Good luck with that. Joel - 06/05/2011 11:51:48 PM 880 Views
If they don't know about the terrorist organisation to begin with, why would they self educate? Helene - 13/05/2011 08:06:07 AM 840 Views
If completely ignorant of terrorism itself, they wouldn't, but if not I'd expect they'd get informed Joel - 14/05/2011 03:01:37 AM 817 Views
What?!? There are terrorists roaming the US, killing kids in their beds?!? Helene - 14/05/2011 07:45:27 AM 957 Views
They're certainly trying. Joel - 14/05/2011 10:43:48 AM 868 Views
Oklahoma city bombing was by American citizens, completely unrelated to Al Qaeda... Helene - 15/05/2011 08:02:11 AM 1059 Views
They were both terrorist attacks. Joel - 15/05/2011 02:53:51 PM 969 Views
Obesity is a much bigger killer than terrorists Helene - 15/05/2011 04:01:51 PM 836 Views
Sure, but obesity covers a lot of ground. Joel - 15/05/2011 04:19:51 PM 849 Views
Obesity is a new problem Helene - 15/05/2011 06:09:33 PM 856 Views
I gave you my explanation, but can reiterate it. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:00:03 PM 919 Views
For god's sake... I didn't attribute all of obesity to sugar addiction. Helene - 15/05/2011 08:10:44 PM 738 Views
No, you blamed advertising and bad schools, too. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:20:32 PM 804 Views
That's because you are incredibly annoying and I am wondering if you will ever not reply Helene - 15/05/2011 08:26:12 PM 884 Views
An odd reason to stereotype the third most populous nation on Earth. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:52:57 PM 853 Views
only about a third of the home schooled kids are home schooled for religious reasons random thoughts - 16/05/2011 09:35:36 PM 934 Views
Fair enough... I can imagine wanting to avoid a crappy school. Helene - 17/05/2011 06:04:11 PM 842 Views
getting your kid in the right school can be a challenge random thoughts - 17/05/2011 06:18:04 PM 739 Views
how many times have i told you "it's the internet, it's not real life"?? *NM* moondog - 04/05/2011 07:43:01 AM 486 Views
Sure, but in this case they intersect. Joel - 06/05/2011 02:02:19 AM 902 Views
I met a lady who didn't know who Justin Bieber was. I told her I was very impressed random thoughts - 04/05/2011 06:49:49 PM 909 Views
You should be? Joel - 06/05/2011 02:09:47 AM 942 Views
He may have been dreaming about killing them but he was actually doing anything *NM* random thoughts - 06/05/2011 03:09:49 AM 513 Views
The short answer is "yes". Joel - 06/05/2011 03:19:31 AM 830 Views
you would of have had to know who he is to know he was doing that though *NM* random thoughts - 08/05/2011 06:16:39 PM 434 Views
Yes, and the fact he WAS doing that is why I expected nearly everyone to know who he was. Joel - 08/05/2011 07:12:41 PM 845 Views
I am not saying they shouldn't know who he is just that is isn't that shocking that some don't random thoughts - 09/05/2011 02:35:02 PM 720 Views
I get that, it's the size of the "some" that kinda floors me. Joel - 09/05/2011 05:02:46 PM 837 Views
Rumsfeld was a bit of a tool but he was right about a lot of stuff random thoughts - 09/05/2011 05:05:56 PM 784 Views
I did think he took heat unfairly for that comment; he's an interesting figure. Joel - 09/05/2011 05:59:58 PM 945 Views
see that is why political comedy isn't really comedy random thoughts - 10/05/2011 02:15:48 PM 796 Views
He was a college offensive lineman. Joel - 12/05/2011 01:47:52 AM 877 Views
It was the media tqaking offense not just internet nutjobs random thoughts - 13/05/2011 04:16:34 AM 954 Views
You're "the media" now? Joel - 13/05/2011 10:27:42 PM 935 Views
you live in a fantasy world *NM* random thoughts - 16/05/2011 02:27:20 PM 444 Views
Not a rebuttal. Joel - 16/05/2011 09:10:33 PM 850 Views
I am trying to be more concise and that summed it up *NM* random thoughts - 16/05/2011 09:26:32 PM 450 Views
Concise is nice, but that response was solely about me rather than my arguments. Joel - 18/05/2011 11:30:38 PM 820 Views
No it was about your reply I am just to lazy to break it down random thoughts - 19/05/2011 12:54:38 AM 757 Views
"You live in a fantasy world" is 100% about me. Joel - 19/05/2011 01:53:07 AM 654 Views
OK *NM* random thoughts - 19/05/2011 03:15:04 PM 403 Views
Check. Joel - 20/05/2011 12:08:24 AM 1121 Views
13-17 year olds. Kronin al'Sulc - 05/05/2011 01:51:27 AM 1031 Views
Call me crazy, but I tend to notice people who want to kill me when they've shown the ability. Joel - 06/05/2011 02:53:26 AM 866 Views
Re: Call me crazy, but I tend to notice people who want to kill me when they've shown the ability. callandor1000 - 06/05/2011 09:21:10 PM 902 Views
As I asked below, did you click the link? Joel - 06/05/2011 11:35:45 PM 730 Views
Re: As I asked below, did you click the link? callandor1000 - 09/05/2011 05:37:29 AM 768 Views
And yet you found a way; full marks for effort. Joel - 09/05/2011 07:50:32 AM 1038 Views
Re: And yet you found a way; full marks for effort. callandor1000 - 11/05/2011 02:52:45 PM 1023 Views
Well, based on the consensus, I can't really argue with that first line. Joel - 11/05/2011 11:33:53 PM 926 Views
well then, let us who've somewhat recently been educated as to internet searches assure you... LadyLorraine - 11/05/2011 11:41:54 PM 789 Views
Educated about how to conduct them, or how they ARE conducted? Joel - 12/05/2011 01:13:25 AM 802 Views
Re: Educated about how to conduct them, or how they ARE conducted? callandor1000 - 12/05/2011 04:50:23 AM 820 Views
So we're back to criticizing claims of superiority I've never made? Joel - 14/05/2011 07:06:10 AM 1091 Views
Thanks for the mis-analogizing. Kronin al'Sulc - 10/05/2011 06:26:40 AM 1219 Views
Not a mis-analogy, but perhaps ambiguous. Joel - 10/05/2011 07:02:31 AM 830 Views
Re: Not a mis-analogy, but perhaps ambiguous. Kronin al'Sulc - 10/05/2011 04:58:59 PM 876 Views
Re: Not a mis-analogy, but perhaps ambiguous. Joel - 12/05/2011 01:22:38 AM 814 Views
Re: 13-17 year olds. callandor1000 - 06/05/2011 09:14:47 PM 849 Views
What are you doing to earn a living now? *NM* Urza - 05/05/2011 03:04:28 AM 465 Views
Jeg øver norsk, men ikke mer nå. Joel - 06/05/2011 02:54:44 AM 819 Views
Debt collection is kind Urza - 06/05/2011 07:16:53 AM 805 Views
Just don't repeatedly say you're seriously buying tickets to come kill them. Joel - 06/05/2011 11:40:51 PM 760 Views
Theres a reason you're banned from skype chat. Dont be a cunt Urza - 07/05/2011 02:22:30 AM 819 Views
You threadjacked me to take a potshot, so I don't want to hear it. Joel - 07/05/2011 03:57:47 AM 882 Views
it must be a very good reason if they haven't banned you as well random thoughts - 09/05/2011 05:09:07 PM 805 Views
Joel decided it would be fun to blackmail us with filing a false poilce report. *NM* Urza - 10/05/2011 12:07:46 AM 492 Views
I sent Skype the log; they said to contact the police. Joel - 10/05/2011 03:54:51 AM 962 Views
Re: I sent Skype the log; they said to contact the police. Camilla - 15/05/2011 11:55:23 AM 800 Views
I think most of the relevant details have been covered here. Joel - 15/05/2011 04:06:09 PM 894 Views
Silly laptops.... *NM* Joel - 15/05/2011 04:11:38 PM 473 Views
Now I am certainly not going into skype chat. Camilla - 17/05/2011 10:36:04 AM 788 Views
Can't say I blame you, but that's always a possibility online. Joel - 17/05/2011 05:07:23 PM 793 Views
Re: Can't say I blame you, but that's always a possibility online. Novo - 19/05/2011 12:59:14 AM 1044 Views
For people who categorically objected to all bans of any kind ya'll embraced them very abruptly. Joel - 19/05/2011 01:50:26 AM 1211 Views
You failed to respond to the main thrust of my argument, but, whatevs. Novo - 19/05/2011 03:01:07 AM 841 Views
I did, but will try again; then I'm done with this subject and rebutting Adams false accusations. Joel - 19/05/2011 03:51:24 AM 734 Views
I joked to Roh "If I kill him will you be my alibi... Great, I'm pricing tickets on travelocity now! Urza - 17/05/2011 12:02:28 AM 884 Views
That sounds ridiculous. *NM* Helene - 17/05/2011 06:06:39 PM 438 Views
When did I ask for attention, niceness or an apology? Joel - 18/05/2011 11:28:12 PM 884 Views
It is nice to see even without chat the chat drama still seems to bleed into the main pages *NM* random thoughts - 10/05/2011 02:17:11 PM 504 Views
And that is your analysis? Really. Kids sure are dumb to ask questions and do research. Vivien - 06/05/2011 10:15:41 PM 764 Views
I wish there were an applause smiley. Ghavrel - 06/05/2011 11:02:01 PM 830 Views
No, but any kid whose research beings by finding out who he even WAS is dumb, period. Joel - 06/05/2011 11:31:08 PM 823 Views
Any kid whos research doesnt start by finding out who he was must have been born with the knowledge. Urza - 06/05/2011 11:39:56 PM 951 Views
Finding out, yes; finding out by actively searching, no. Joel - 06/05/2011 11:42:34 PM 831 Views
You and I turned on CNN one morning to see the WTC burning. *NM* Urza - 07/05/2011 02:05:26 AM 493 Views
Again I cite the attempted "Christmas bombing" in 2009. Joel - 07/05/2011 04:01:27 AM 807 Views
Any rational person wouldn't do a yahoo search. Other than that, the questions you posed are Helene - 15/05/2011 11:28:02 AM 754 Views
So their search engine makes them dumb, but their questions are OK. Joel - 15/05/2011 02:57:27 PM 735 Views
By gods, you are hopeless to talk to. *NM* Helene - 15/05/2011 03:56:27 PM 444 Views
I repeat, one of us certainly is. Joel - 15/05/2011 04:20:07 PM 875 Views
If you learned people are sometimes flippant Helene - 15/05/2011 06:13:52 PM 807 Views
I'm sometimes flippant, too, but have always been adherent of Poes Law. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:11:04 PM 753 Views
So quipping that rational people wouldn´t use a certain search engine is really about terrorism?!? Helene - 15/05/2011 08:14:59 PM 812 Views
Terrorism, and knowledge of it, was the subject of the thread. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:38:35 PM 850 Views
I don't think the article says much of anything at all. Dan - 07/05/2011 03:28:35 AM 725 Views
Maybe; I don't always appreciate deadpan jokes online.... Joel - 07/05/2011 03:43:51 AM 914 Views
I think the linguistic conventions governing search engines and typical conversation differ is all. Dan - 07/05/2011 04:00:38 AM 796 Views
Hopefully that's all it is. Joel - 07/05/2011 04:17:21 AM 784 Views
actually, search engines are getting better towards "questions" now LadyLorraine - 11/05/2011 11:06:42 PM 746 Views
Fair enough then, if surprising; objection withdrawn. Joel - 12/05/2011 01:17:28 AM 901 Views
I think you're reading too much into this Isaac - 10/05/2011 12:58:20 AM 860 Views
Possibly; I really hope so. Joel - 10/05/2011 04:01:50 AM 766 Views
Re: Possibly; I really hope so. Isaac - 10/05/2011 05:18:43 AM 858 Views
Again, fair enough. Joel - 12/05/2011 01:52:07 AM 813 Views
Re: Again, fair enough. Isaac - 12/05/2011 02:04:53 AM 845 Views
Acknowledged. Joel - 12/05/2011 02:41:38 AM 824 Views
HA! Vivien - 12/05/2011 10:50:50 PM 1027 Views
Re: I'm more disgusted by this thread than by its original topic of conversation. *NM* Gaps - 15/05/2011 09:41:43 PM 475 Views
Just as well; I conceded on the original topic ages ago. Joel - 15/05/2011 11:10:20 PM 749 Views
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