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This must be part of that "dumbing down" of America. Unfortunately, intelligence is not a welcomed trait in this country; one is expected to show only mediocre intelligence in most social settings otherwise you're being a rude know-it-all. The Republicans in Texas even wanted to stop teaching critical thinking skills because it might interfere with religious belief ... kids might actually become too smart for their own good and reject religion. Gotta keep them "humble" enough to believe that doubting the Bible or doubting the "Word" of God is intellectual arrogance. "Oh, so you think you're smarter than God, do you?!"