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Just wanted to say that the Idiocracy nonsense about dumb people having kids is, well, nonsense. Beyond the fact that the Flynn Effect suggests the exact opposite trend is occurring, it's usually used as a coded way for "rational" people to break out the amateur eugenics without having to support their point with science. That the focal point of reference is a Luke Wilson movie would be comedic if it weren't so tragic that folks tend to believe the stuff they hock in this regard.
All of which seems to inform me that people are selectively rational when they feel it is in their interest to do so. Confirmation bias is a bitch, atheist or theist.
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