The War on Science | Full Documentary

"In the age of misinformation, evidence-based science is under fire. Private schools with questionable curriculums, public schools that sidestep scientific topics, and a growing abundance of conspiratorial KZbin videos are hindering our ability to separate scientific facts from beliefs or opinions. Yet as Adam Yamaguchi reports in this CBS Reports documentary, educators are finding ways to fight back.
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[@nikki5095]

"Hey, daughter, why don't you go out and get some dirt and shake it around and new life will spring out?" Did he just describe gardening as if it's some fantastical unreality?

[@KaytchC1790]

Omg 😂😂😂😂 I never even thought of it that way - great point!

[@kathryngeeslin9509]

But volunteer seeds have never been what I wanted. And no matter how I till and mix, when I plant what I want even more unwanted plants come up. Curses!

[@joycej9415]

​@@kathryngeeslin9509 really? I adire the volunteers they are usually the strongest plants

[@jvjjjvvv9157]

It's pretty cool that CBS managed to film these people. I would have thought that some of them would be afraid that cameras were going to steal their souls.

[@blackbird5634]

the less someone knows, the more stubborn they are about knowing it. -Osho.

[@blackbird5634]

@Brett Bender "I drank what?!" -Socrates

[@sneeringimperialist6667]

Those who are poor are reluctant to spend what little they have. And these people are as poor in brains as they come...

[@Central-se7ez]

Generalization my man. Often true but often untrue. There are smart people who know a lot about their field of expertise. Of course these people are going to adamant about their positions.

[@blackbird5634]

@@Central-se7ez woo-woo new age philosophy rarely comes directly to a point and is never specific. it's all a generalization. i take your meaning.

[@harveyduncan8096]

The Dunning Krueger Effect!

[@huffdaddy3845]

This is scary. To see how widespread the war on science is in the 21st century in this country makes me very worried about the survival of this nation.

[@daggeroforion5897]

The religious-thinkers had to up their game in the past century, because the free-thinkers were gaining "too much power too fast".

[@claudiaperea]

Makes me worried about the special of our entire species and other large animals. The climate crisis does not care what these people believe or don’t believe.

[@sonjamarx385]

Not only this nation. It's spreading and has already reached Europe and Australia. It's scary.

[@janinewetzler5037]

My ex husband actually wanted to join the Flat Earth Society here in Canada as a whoot!!

[@joeking433]

Science is BORING! Who wants to be reminded that everything is decaying and dying??? Who wants to focus on that hopelessness??? Think outside the box and seek the Lord!

[@MJ-fy2no]

That grade 7 "teacher" is a disgrace to educators. Nobody gets to agree with or disagree with science, it's not opinion based. The Flat Earth Society was founded to teach debating skills, nobody really expected others to begin thinking the earth was actually flat. Don't get me started about jesus riding around on a dinosaur.

[@psikeyhackr6914]

So you mean it is OK for scientists to not ask about the distributions of steel and concrete down 1360 foot skyscrapers that collapsed straight down.

[@MJ-fy2no]

@@psikeyhackr6914 At this point you should give up in trying to sound intelligent or having an intelligent person take you seriously. But you do hold great promise as a comedian.

[@clive373]

oh please!!!! Jesus on a dinosaur sounds epic.

[@ThatBlakeCampbell]

Okay, but like can your science disprove Jesus didn’t ride around on dinosaurs? Checkmate.

[@luxzartheglorious]

Science is all about agreeing and disagreeing, but I needs to be backed up with evidence

[@doctorshell7118]

“If evolution was true, we’d have animals that talked, and crazy animals like in Star Wars. You could make humans out of dirt.” Dude says without a hint of irony. Christ, how frightening.

[@FactStorm]

Exactly, it's literally unnerving how these people operate..and the worst part is, there's probably nothing we can do or say to convince them otherwise. The indoctrinated are strong-willed, in their faith, thinking its fact..and its unfortunate.

[@boxhunter9742]

@@FactStorm well yah but do they lead happy lives all the same? But spreading misinformation specifically climate change makes my blood boil

[@FactStorm]

@@boxhunter9742 Wtf are you on about?

[@boxhunter9742]

@@FactStorm I'm indecisive when it comes to typing up sentences I just full send it without a worry

[@FactStorm]

@@boxhunter9742 Ok....

[@chinkasuyaro8983]

Asking 'Who here believes in evolution?' makes science sound like religion (which is what some people want). It is not about 'belief', it is about accepting or not accepting a scientific fact.

[@jennyh4025]

And then believing in „animal adaptation“ as well as evolution. 🤦‍♀️

[@sonjamarx385]

Exactly. Facts are not a matter of "belief". One can believe in archangels, the Greek God Zeus, a parallel universe or aliens from another planet. Evidence-based scientific facts that have been known for millennia and can be checked by everyone with simple means are not a question of faith and also not a subject of debate.

[@joeking433]

Bingo!

[@missypead2293]

I just think people have a hard time believing the government. I believe in evolution, but there are missing pieces that make people question. We don't see it personally only by a book. Why can't people question things? Being creative and knowledgeable is what made us find out about mathematics and evolution. Now we can't think outside the box. We have to be robots. Just think black and white. People want meaning and purpose. This new science order doesn't allow us to try and find it.

[@DonKilluninati]

Evolution is a religion!

[@WattWireNet]

This is scary. I feel lucky to have been educated in an era where science was taught and accepted based on supported data and reason. I never could have imagined us devolving to this point.

[@Hijacked96]

It's videos like these that make me wonder if the internet is a blessing or a curse.

[@jc.1191]

@@Hijacked96 Depends on the user. Too many fall victim to this information war.

[@jennyh4025]

I feel lucky to have been educated in a country that does not allow homeschooling and even private schools have to follow the public school curriculum.

[@fitveganathleteintegrateda1695]

@@jc.1191 It isn't an information war. It is a war between delusional hallucinations and the analog of observable reality.

[@bemm6035]

Science is still taught in academia, this is just attention grabbing combined with an increased population, we still do science, we just engage more people. Certainly not in any analytical sense but thats not whats being taught here. Were not building scientists, were allowing people to be more informed. By we i mean them👍

[@danielflores7046]

This is why cult leaders/ rich pastors have a lot of followers.

[@atturnec360]

Big Facts

[@MrDan11422]

Feeling are not facts

[@nightshades7921]

Neither are explanations without good enough evidence. I would say it's still useful to learn about them though.

[@UntrackedProductions]

People say "Facts don't care about your feelings" What they are really saying is "My feelings don't care about your facts"

[@shadowlynxv6082]

Facts are facts. No matter what you feel. Can’t people just realize it?

[@FromDataMakeInfo]

Thank you CBS for pursuing this piece. I think that what was said in the end is the key to all of this. If trust on everything is lost, then we’re on out own. How are we losing trust? By blindly and aggressively supporting absurdity.

[@Truth-Seeker_69]

They're not trying to prove or disprove anything. They are trying to create an overwhelming atmosphere of doubt & distrust for everything that could possibly be known or understood. *That* is what you would classify as *evil.*

[@joshknix1866]

That’s what they did with cigarettes, worked very well for a long time.

[@richiejohnson]

"People of the Lie" by Scott Peck

[@yhenry77]

*doubt & distrust?* So? That's what science is all about; have you heard of the Falsification Principle? The Falsification Principle, proposed by Karl Popper, is a way of demarcating science from non-science. It suggests that for a theory to be considered scientific it must be able to be tested and conceivably proven false. For examples, 1) The hypothesis that "all swans are white," can be falsified by observing a black swan. 2) Creation evolutionists says they're NO transitional species, this can be falsified by viewing a transitional species event. BTW scientists have NOT provided ONE example of a transitional species event.

[@BrickworksDK]

@@yhenry77 "BTW scientists have NOT provided ONE example of a transitional species event." Say what...? There are a lot of transitional fossils. In fact, all fossils are transitional as evolution is always happening.

[@yhenry77]

@@BrickworksDK Right? Please explain the Cambrian explosion? The scientists are stumped, clueless, silent, and not using critical thinking at all, knowing the data which is revealed today. The time scale is not long enough to complete all species for that period. If you have actually read the "The Origin of Species" book written in 1859, summarized what has come to be known as 'Darwin's Dilemma' - the lack of fossils in sediment from the Precambrian (c. 4500 - 542 Mya). If Darwin's theory of natural selection was right, life evolved gradually over millions of years.

[@ChuckReynolds]

"yes a timeline supported by the bible"... and there you go. all the ignorance comes down to lack of proper education and religion. every time.

[@ChooseU4ever]

My goodness, listening to the principal makes me terrified for those kids. What the hek are they teaching them?? 🙃🙃🙃😭😭😭

[@maxmcmullen6184]

I thoroughly believe any person who holds a key position in politics or in the administrative branch of the government and identifies as conspiracy theorist such as a flat-earther, or an anti-vaccine activist must be fired. It's not a matter of personal beliefs it's about facts.

[@star-pi1bh]

@Colossal King 2 imagine being a anti vaxxer 🤡 🤡 🤡

[@star-pi1bh]

@Colossal King 2 never said I was pro big pharma big pharma gets ppl addicted to opioid which I do not support but I do support vaccines

[@star-pi1bh]

@Colossal King 2 bro like anti vax arguments have been just absoulty destroyed so many times that it's not even worth explain to you you have a thing called the internet not that hard

[@star-pi1bh]

@Colossal King 2 you shouldn't be allowed to not get the vaccine just because ItS mY rIgHt your being selfish by putting others around you at risk classic American enlightenment

[@star-pi1bh]

@Colossal King 2 you the individual arent rlly putting anyone at risk but when 40% of the population is unvaccinated it just keeps mutating until vaccines dont work on it covid anymore than people have to get another vaccine that why mandates so by "not getting the vaccine" your contributing to not stopping a global pandemic

[@sillysimion6079]

“I'm all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line when someone takes the next step and concludes that two idiots are better than one genius.” - Leo Szilard

[@lesleykaychoreography2918]

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@reubenlyimo]

as an outsider looking in ( im from the uk) the USA seems to be moving backwards....what in world is going on over there...pull yourself to together america or the world is going to leave you behind politically, economically, and scientifically you don`t see other countries having these issues so why are you?

[@Hijacked96]

As an American myself, I think the biggest problem is my country's educational system. It's terrible compared to other countries in the developed world. I think one big problem is that education lacks standardization. If you live in Mississippi, you're not getting the same education as someone in Massachusetts. Plus education isn't authentic and is out of date. We still teach a curriculum designed to educate factory workers, which are being phased out due to mechanization. Our educational system also lacks important topics like critical thinking, which would make educational systems more transparent and would teach kids how to recognize real facts from fake information. Kids need to know their logical fallacies so that they can detect manipulation. I never learned how to think critically about my worldview until college. Too many people in this country go their whole lives without questioning what they believe and choose to instead argue that it is right to anyone who criticizes it. TL;DR: The US Public Educational system needs to teach critical thinking skills in their schools, which needs standardizion.

[@MikeCarrick]

Read Kurt Anderson. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasyland:_How_America_Went_Haywire You will be astounded.

[@snowissj]

That Star Wars analogy is hilarious.

[@darnytoads]

How does the wonderful Yamaguchi do these great docs without rolling on the floor with spasms of laughter?? Amazing

[@billcame6991]

I don't believe he felt like laughing. Either the desire to pound his own head in the wall or he was crying on the inside. I don't believe he thought any of this was funny.

[@madrums007]

​@@billcame6991 It makes me want to cry

[@Ping_JJT7]

I don’t feel like having children anymore.

[@rmapcynan1039]

I despair for the human race. Humanity is in a slow decline, we've already passed our peak.

[@chinookvalley]

And it's a slippery, full-tilt slide to the bottom. Let's hope we leave first so the rest of this beautiful planet can recover. We raped and pillaged the Garden of Eden and now expect a god to save us.

[@RTXti-ez6ye]

@@chinookvalley propaganda

[@FactStorm]

@@chinookvalley I hope that's figurative, what you say.

[@jc.1191]

Depends how this plays out. It's a definite step back for now.

[@jackthebassman1]

In America that is.

[@jopaljopal4256]

have none of these people been on a plane

[@KaytchC1790]

I would guess a large number of them haven’t. I knew plenty of kids in school whose parents had never been out of state before. And that was in Massachusetts- it’s a tiny state 😅

[@DavidJ222]

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." --Charles Darwin "The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about." --Wayne Dyer "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." --Martin Luther King, Jr.

[@darciford]

Educated people know the current model is a piece of crap waiting to dry up and blow away.

[@christinep6747]

@Liam Unruly You are a very good example of conscientious "stupidity"

[@helenchelmicka3028]

Dunning Krueger effect

[@elkinsuaza6394]

why don't they walk till the edge of earth and prove it?

[@danrynazewski4151]

Ice wall in the way lol a wall we can't climb lol 😆 😂 🤣

[@Michael-du2fv]

@@danrynazewski4151 And the Ice Wall is guarded by White Walkers.

[@1969JohnnyM]

They say they love science but struggle with the most basic of scientific principles let alone understand how the scientific method works and how it delivers results, instead they go for nonsense based on their feelings.

[@georgewade9748]

funny how many dont compare and contrast...and of this I speak of Fauci , Biden , Bill Gates crowd,,,but dont worry in the year 2030 you will own nothing and be happy ( WEF) . Did you miss that really ??? wow

[@yuriajones]

I watched a video recently and one of the speakers said "the United States is not a country." I didn't think much of it at the time, but I've since come to realize exactly what he meant. One of the biggest issues the US faces is in education (which determines ability to think critically, discernment, etc.) and the fact that states control what teachers are allowed to teach is the crux of the matter. Sad.

[@marvinedwards4282]

No, what is sad is that people like you want a dictatorship

[@dukecylinder7844]

I weep for the future of America.

[@humblecourageous3919]

I went to a Lutheran school in the 50s and 60s. As far as I remember there was no problem believing in God and evolution. God's "day" was millions of years.

[@rivkaewinters2974]

Exactly! I went to a Catholic private school for middle school and my science teacher was amazing- evolution was fully discussed and encouraged, as was geographical history (aka the dating of rocks was talked about).

[@W3RK1Nit]

I remember that explanation as well. And eventually, when we are forced to rationalize practically the entire work, many of us accept it for what it is; fiction.

[@jennyh4025]

I actually learned that creation was the best explanation people could come up with at the time and that I should see it as a very simple version of evolution. I did not learn that in school, but in church.

[@ryanprice7973]

I was raised Catholic, I went to public school but went to the CCD classes and confirmation. I am 40, so growing up in the 80's and 90's I don't remember my church discouraging Evolution. My priest when questioned on Biblical stories, especially creation and the great flood had explanations such as it is not understood exactly what a "day" was in biblical times, and that stories like the great flood were hyperbole, and rather than worry about the authenticity of the story, find the moral lesson and use it as an example to live by. Basically, you can keep the 10 commandments and live by the example of Jesus, but still learn, and explore, and accept science. Although I don't practice the faith, that lesson has stuck with me. Also back when I was a kid religion wasn't as nuts as it is now. Over the last 25 or so years, the marriage between religion and politics, coupled with the Evangelical movement has really led our society astray.

[@jennyh4025]

@@ryanprice7973 you worded my experience much better than I could in my second language! But I grew up with the Lutheranian church in Germany, similar age as well.

[@zachnelson390]

He's way more professional than I am. There is no way I could interview them and take them seriously.

[@kweukuafirim]

-flat Earth conspiracy can be solved with a high altitude helium balloon and a GoPro.

[@MrSkabrus]

I think people started to fight science because the more we know about the universe and world around us the smaller we feel

[@alexandruputere5529]

welcome to our planet🥲🥲🥲

[@joeking433]

And the more hopeless we feel. Science offers no hope it offers only death and decay. Jesus Christ is the only real hope.

[@MrSkabrus]

@@joeking433 it's not the job of science give hope just explain the world also people find hope in many ways that only religion

[@joeking433]

@@MrSkabrus Science just pertains to the natural world, which is just a small part of life. There is a supernatural world that is the important part of life that so many people miss out on because they're infatuated with their own abilities to figure out the natural world. Many people have realized that there is no hope in science. In the 60's when I was a kid everyone had so much hope in science but 60 years later we see it was a false hope that ultimately was unsatisfying. All we see is that science has caused global warming that threatens to destroy life as we know it, and with the greatest technology the world has ever seen, the internet, we see people being destroyed through cybercrime.

[@MrSkabrus]

@@joeking433 did science cause that Alone? Or men?

[@hectorserna7950]

I’ve almost completely lost hope for humanity.

[@rossssssss]

This is terrifying.

[@Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr]

I know, you've been lied to all your life. It's flat! Extremely shocking.

[@rickgee7870]

It is always disturbing when well meaning people in charge of others safety and well being, lack common sense. The source of pain in the world.

[@manifestmagical]

You realize what the logo of this channel is?

[@albertjackinson]

Unfortunately, I think this is going to be a problem in the future as well. But I hope something big is done about it.

[@Chase_baker_1996]

As long as we keep fighting, science will never die

[@albertjackinson]

@@Chase_baker_1996 Yes.

[@LucasBatistussi]

Kudos to that teacher 👩‍🏫 talking about logical fallacies! That should be a class worldwide

[@joeking433]

You all think you're so smart figuring out a little of how God made the world. And what did you do with your understanding? You blew up cities, polluted the world, made some billionaires, and caused global warming. Ho hum.

[@nploda1408]

These poor kids. Damn. I sincerely feel bad for them.

[@missypead2293]

Right also feel bad for those children, that have ruined their bodies. With indoctrination of gender sex cult, that the scientific community accepts. Many famous biologist are speaking out against it. The mainstream media don't even bring up detranstioners. Their statistics, are low they how do you even know that? Not everything science says is true.

[@Sonturist]

The christian academy has a pledge to the academy instead of the country. Wow

[@thomasg3570]

Mahalia M Wright Good observation. However, the pledge is not supposed to be to the country in the first place place. It's supposed to be to the Creator of heaven and earth. He is the one to whom their loyalty should be directed. Regards

[@thomasg3570]

Some One In that case, It's not a bad pledge

[@wileyc9754]

I have no quarrel with religion-at worst we will be in denial of scientific facts but that was just the introduction of this documentary. The most interesting part had to do with a guy living in his mom's basement. Somehow that past was deleted, but I can't figure out why?

[@susank.4945]

@@thomasg3570 Not really... the country was founded on religious freedom. Yes, back then it was protestant vs catholic, and such factions... but now one can believe as they want to, and why should someone have to pledge to some being they don't believe in? PS: God is a woman.

[@thomasg3570]

@@susank.4945 Wrong. The one True God is not a woman. Ariana Grande and Hollywood celebs worship the false one, Satan - that's who you're supporting it seems...

[@FredSismoS]

I just saw this documentary and I'm shocked...

[@flatearthreality8683]

yes, science today is hoax

[@jared1964]

@@flatearthreality8683 Your username says everything

[@cjfwildcat]

The real victims here are the children learning this non-sense. Very sad.

[@arfer]

That Christian school principal scares the bejesus out of me. Literally.

[@carlabroderick5508]

Since a boat can travel all the way around the earth north-south or east-west, we know the earth is round.

[@cloudchaserAK]

How do we sell a lie? Call it “truth.”

[@julieproctor6039]

That's Trumpism

[@gaylecheung3087]

Wow, unbelievable

[@clive373]

I used to marvel at how so many empires had collapsed, not any more...

[@elikedrowski6181]

This is disgusting, appalling, infuriating, scary and sad. The like to dislike ratio of this video just confirms how bad it's actually gotten

[@joeking433]

NEVER trust the likes and dislikes of a video!

[@erikbuchanan4648]

Those in power have a vested interest in keeping people ignorant. They need workers just smart enough to do their jobs but not smart enough to question the status quo.

[@joeking433]

So, you want rebellion? What has rebellion ever accomplished but more rebellion???

[@PigRipperLAW]

Learn epistemology, skepticism, the scientific method and psychology. That's how you become a sagacious person rather than a credulous gullible person. Don't let people fool you. Know how things really work.

[@manifestmagical]

Astrophysicists never use the scientific method according to Michio Kaku

[@Adriblockss]

This video is just encouraging me to become a science teacher.

[@lands4life1]

Adriblocks Le Blocky Blocko You need a science degree, not a Gender Studies of fine Arts.

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

Modern science is a joke. Mostly all fairy tales. Just another religion. Jesus wins.

[@Hijacked96]

@@ReapingTheHarvest What science managed to accomplish: • Eradicating Smallpox and bringing many horrible diseases from biblical times almost to extinction. • Placing Man (and retroreflectors) on the moon. • Human Flight • Fast and efficient transportation of goods and services. • The Internet • Current Electricity • Computers • Better communication systems • Longer lifespans. • Food security What any Religion accomplished: • None of these things science did. Calling Modern Science a joke while saying that on the internet (which was created by science) is super ironic and ignorant.

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

@@Hijacked96 Satan is clever at mixing truth with lies. Science is a religious cult. Seek God.

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

@@Hijacked96 Also the moon is naturally reflective. Nobody has been to the moon.

[@georgespellman1399]

The scene where none of the children believe in evolution is so saddening

[@Chase_baker_1996]

Knowledge is power Ignorance is bliss

[@reaazali6347]

This is why Aliens dont get of there space ships tp say hello.

[@lauramangini3794]

Is there a transcript of this video? I'd like my students to watch it, but without cc, I can't.

[@alperyoloyilmaz5388]

One word: bruh

[@1000dotsdeath]

That poor little girl being homeschooled by that loon.... parents like that need to be educated themselves

[@rickyrabs2582]

alex duran all children should stay away from the government pushed curriculum. The Lies-and their depth is unfathomable. Gravity,the Big Bang,evolution.. never been proven whatsoever. Because they can’t. This whole production is a last ditch effort by the cowards who knowingly support this despicable system

[@stevea.b.9282]

I started wanting to drink a lot of alcohol around 15 minutes in. Mr Yamaguchi has the patience of a saint.

[@irish7193]

13:37 this guy is teaching young people? Are you kidding me? L The parents of these children are failing their kids!

[@Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr]

They're failing to deceive them

[@jessstuart7495]

Adam: "Are you anti-science?" Mark: "No, no, I love science. I think it's great." Me: How much money are you making running this cult?

[@brice243]

Not as much as the science cult. That's for sure.

[@TheN0odles]

Honest question: What do these kids do after the finish school? Do they further their education? What jobs do they get? Or are we yet to see?

[@claudiaperea]

Just like the teacher, pastor, and principal they apparently don’t need science to gain employment.

[@hawkstringfellow]

never argue with an Idiot' walk away walk away

[@quicwaterr8527]

The earth isn't flat it's shaped like a dinosaur.

[@rickyrabs2582]

quicwaterr There’s as much proof for a dinosaur shape as there is for a globe

[@scientistnational7654]

If the Earth were shaped like dinosaur, it would collapse by its own gravity. Globe is the most beautiful geometry object in terms of its symmetry. by mathematical scientist.

[@amramjose]

I can't imagine what the so-called "truth in text books" will do to teaching, when it comes to the sciences and history. We are witnessing the beginning of the total dumbing down of America and our slide into a has-been world power, if this attack on science, intellect and reason continues.

[@jimdimitroff6197]

2:48 So Mark Sargent says he cannot prove the earth is flat. But he can create so much reasonable doubt in our globe that you have nowhere else to turn but in a flat earth model. Funny how he thinks nothing about using the word globe followed by flat earth. And during his interview, he failed anyway to create any type of reasonable doubt that our globe was anything but a sphere.

[@disboygotdabeat]

The Earth is indeed not flat but, a sphere.- Isaiah 40:22, Job 26:7

[@kevinkrueger7479]

Wow, I've never seen a Principal with a room-temperature I.Q. before. The blind leading the blind.

[@letefte]

The easiest way to make fun of creationists is to let them speak about their beliefs. Also, keep doing what you are doing American creationist and flat earth “educators,” Russia and China are very happy with your “educational” programs.

[@georgewade9748]

just ask the atheist democrats and their China filled cash pockets

[@Diamerald]

That principle/"science teacher", his level of ignorance is terrifying. He has NO understanding of either Creationism or Evolution. He's substantially wrong about both.

[@apoorvyadav295]

what is going on in world,, every country is trying to further their agenda. We are going to leave worst planet for our children, so i appreciate this documentary. keep up the good work

[@stevebaker4319]

Insanity, taught in the classroom.

[@TheMonkdad]

Let’s remove any STEM related products from those states who reject science and see how long they keep those opinions.

[@amberkat8147]

14:27- that dude is absolutely INSANE. Like seriously, whoever raised and taught him failed to explain anything big-time. Are we looking at multi-generational educational failure? I was actually thinking the other day, if I could design a new educational system, what would I change? I decided that the main foci should be logic and critical thinking, science, and life skills/trade skills. English, for native speakers, can ignored as long as they read enough because they will learn how to use punctuation, grammar rules, and spelling without even trying. Math, music, foreign languages, ASL, are also important, but we need to teach logic, critical thinking, and research skills or they will hardly matter.

[@joeking433]

Science is behind global warming that will destroy us but science can't fix it. Ho hum.

[@robbohill8109]

Could defo use Maths to help teach thinking and reasoning, especially if with proofs in the curriculum like direct proof, proof by contradiction, induction etc. Can have it built into number theory like when you learn about integers, natural numbers, even/odd, primes and pick up algebra etc; have something like "prove that if an integer n is even, then n^2 is even" for example

[@joeking433]

What you really mean is that you want to get rid of belief in the the "supernatural", right? Typical goal of Satan.

[@joeking433]

@@robbohill8109 Typical elitist mentality. Kids learning math hasn't helped the world. If it did there wouldn't be so many opioid deaths. It's the wickedness of man that will destroy it. Seek the Kingdom of God, it's the only real solution.

[@augustineleudar]

kids need to be taught how to evaluate information as doctoral researchers are taught - ie cite your sources, use google scholar but paying close attention to what journals papers were published in, was it a high-profile journal that was peer-reviewed by experts in their field, are there any conflicts of interest? it's not actually that complicated and needs to be taught at kindergarten now - not just at Phd level.

[@DJ_Just_K]

That picture of the young couple in a "quandary" over who gets the last slice of pizza, located at 2:36, is a picture of me and my ex-gf. Mark Sargent took our picture, which has absolutely nothing to do with his flat earth mumbo-jumbo, and used that picture without ours or Facebook's consent. We were making educational photos that referenced difficult SAT words to help make learning said words easier. We've already been shown to million on CBS and are horrified. What do we do to stop our images from being linked to this nut job's lunacy?

[@billydoyle6919]

'Truth in textbooks': wow. Its the religious version of 1984's Ministry of Truth.

[@j.r.weaver9110]

Scientific fact > personal belief.

[@Adriblockss]

j r weaver 👍

[@jacobs3948]

j r weaver Agreed 👍

[@Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr]

flat earthers agree and want you to also

[@laurafolsom2048]

So funny all the pilots fly AROUND the earth...

[@Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr]

It's so weird how you can go around flat circles too. Cool!

[@lissaleggs4136]

@Lions of Israel What..? You never flew an airplane obviously.

[@dobbysboggart6883]

@@Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr ... Antarctica's interior is well-documented.

[@WattWireNet]

@Laura... right? What's really funny are all of the well-documented YT videos showing where a pilot accidentally flies off the edge and has to make a u-turn to get back on track! (I hope you're smiling now)

[@manifestmagical]

Yeah in PLANES

[@alexseioo610]

That's why America has to import so many scientists from other countries. Especially STEM graduate students at research universities are mostly foreign. In engineering often up to 80%.

[@pmcate2]

Exactly

[@julieproctor6039]

This American generation does not look up to scientists. They want fast thrills and fast money and popularity above all else. Our states should PUSH STEM EDUCATION NOW

[@cameronsingletary8941]

This still makes my eyes go crossed its so insane I can't comprehend the ignorance Aaahhhhhhhhh those poor kids!! Noooo they are being intellectually abused

[@benbernanke7701]

Congratz on the censorship in the comments, really.

[@BillyBobJoeSnr]

@Some One No your ancestors left Europe because they were the religious crazies, vagabonds or disgraced people. Don't believe the propaganda, the US was started by those who had been rejected from Europe not the other way round.

[@ChrisBrown-pw2lb]

Rolls up newspapers and wanks him on the nose with it. No! Stop it!

[@Adriblockss]

11:04 i hate this guy. Humans did not coexist with Dinosaurs, if dinosaurs didnt get killed by that meteor, we wouldnt be alive right now, dinosaurs allways took too much space and they had all the land possible that existed in their times.

[@Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr]

The flood is real and the meteor is a myth.

[@markgross6006]

Humans did (and still do) exist with dinosaurs; they're called birds (specifically avian theropod dinosaurs) nowadays. And there's a pretty good chance that these dinosaurs will still be around after humans eventually go extinct.

[@Adriblockss]

@@markgross6006 That has nothing to do with actual dinosaurs, who dinosaurs you’re talking about are simple factors of evolution

[@jonathangeorge787]

Charter schools also get to teach creationism while receiving govt funding.

[@dobbysboggart6883]

In God We Trust

[@jonathangeorge787]

@Patriot Jefferson such a dumb statement. Govt is funded by citizens and residents through direct and indirect taxes. "Govt funding" is a common term used to describe tax payer dollars being used to fund public activities. No wonder US education lags behind. Fact is a better educated populace is an advantage for any country. Or you'll have to import skilled labour from other countries. Seems like thats where the US is heading.

[@kingfang2945]

Jonathan George not all.

[@MattL22]

Science is not a person or an organization. It's a method.

[@atturnec360]

This was hard to watch. I’m 27. Hang on to your seats folks… this ride is going to experience more turbulence along the way.

[@davidhand9721]

it's not shocking at all to teach critical thinking to 6th grade. Look at who we have elected and the arguments they make. That is undeniable proof that we need to inoculate people against BS as early as possible, before their parents' favorite BS takes permanent root. We really have to drill it into them. I say go earlier, 2nd or 3rd grade.

[@Raydensheraj]

21:20 ish...this is one of the most important things that NEED to be given the next generation... critical thinking skills, the enlightenment philosophers and the scientific method...the tactics used by religious, political and even foreign entities to spread dis- and misinformation.

[@danielschniepp]

I was looking for a documentary not a horror film

[@blinkingfate]

That kid with glasses just raising hand if everyone's doing it 😂

[@carlosbardales4179]

The most troubling thing is that these people are not some small group as a whole in a deserted island...they are or grow up to be MAGA people...beyond the current crop of spineless politicians.

[@user-yn6jm9qj2m]

This video has made me thankful I was educated in Russia

[@MariaTorres-hc5uq]

Same in Lisbon Portugal! 😊😊

[@hugostiglitz6914]

Here's the thing. If everyone in the world had their memories wiped and all current knowledge and literature removed. Eventually, all the current scientilic laws and knowledge would be rediscovered as it is today. If religion surfaced again it would be totally different. What your religious beliefs are broadly dependent on where you were born and what your parents believe!

[@ThatBlakeCampbell]

“All these animals that talk.” Has he seen a Stor Wor?

[@actionlockermuscle5158]

Home school never indoctrinated lol 🤣

[@budd2nd]

So you must debunk gravitational theory. You also must debunk germ theory, any other theories you want to have a go at, or just the ones that contradict your favourite holy book?

[@kweukuafirim]

You know what they say ignorance is Bliss in some people are trying to turn the world into their paradise

[@claudiaperea]

7:58 and through to where he asks the kids the questions. OMG Oklahoma. WTF y’all doing to your children? 🥴

[@imjustsayingtho1464]

And don't get me started on plate tectonics, the birth of the universe, etc.

[@jerrybacker3079]

question everything .

[@mrpearson1230]

"The challenge is knowing enough about a subject to think you're right, but not enough about the subject to know you're wrong" -NDT

[@peteosmussen2877]

THIS is why we are polarized as a country.

[@Geordles]

Well that was depressing...

[@usa-empireis-dead227]

I agree! Science has been turned into an evil clown world by NASA, Government and God hating elite!

[@Geordles]

@@usa-empireis-dead227 You misinterpreted me. I said it was depressing because I love science.

[@autistic8bit203]

Anti-science but using technology to spread there message.

[@joemariejames4757]

Shhhhh be quiet

[@ThatBlakeCampbell]

I remember in 7th grade having to write a paper on evolution vs creationism and which one we believed in.

[@wildflower314]

Good journalism, very interesting. One thing I dislike is the dismissiveness of getting information, even education online. I for one don't watch flow-tv, so I usually watch my news here - which actually means I get more diverse input. These days, with the invasion of Ukraine, I see German, American, British and French news reports about it. This documentary in itself taught me about some of the problems America has with anti-science and "truth". So not all who poll "I use youtube as education" is bad....

[@allwinds3786]

We need to stop using the word "believe" when talking about reality (evolution, physics, geology ect.) and replace it with "understand".