Thanks, Ebbie -- I hoped your tongue was in your cheek but I couldn't tell from over here! !:>))

Bill, ignorance IS painful, and the trouble is it is sometimes hard to notice where the pain is coming from, because of the ignorance!! :>)

I do think that for a full grown adult to be ignorant of fundamental issues of the day -- such as population and resources -- is more than just "omission of onformation", it also reeks of elecive ignarance, the kind that stays in place by continuous choice.

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