Friday, February 4, 2011

The unforgiving minute: To future students cramming for their history finals

Today, the only thing anyone remembers (if they remember anything at all) about 13th century Scholastic theology is that people apparently spent a lot of time wrestling with this question:

How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?

In the future, the only thing that anyone will remember about early 21st century American politics is that people apparently spent a lot of time wrestling with this question:

Which is worse: If they're really that intellectually dishonest, or if they're really just that dumb?

Minute's up.

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