Age of Credulity?
http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2008...f_the_age.html
A Roger Ebert discussion, brought on with the response to something he posted last week.
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But the purpose of this blog entry is not to discuss politics (a subject banned from the blog). Nor is it to discuss Creationism versus the theory of evolution (that way lurks an endless loop). It is to discuss the gradual decay of our sense of irony and instinct for satire, and our growing credulity.
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I thought this goes along with the tangent the Clay Aiken thread has taken, discussing the "green to identify sarcasm" CP meme.
What are people's thought?
Is the populace losing the ability the ability to recognize sarcasm?
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