future citizens and leaders being raised by these geniuses

[MJ2.0]

Saw this on Facebook and had to share it.

www.rebelcircus.com/blog/pregnant-women-never-passed-health-class/

[yogiii]

If that's real, it's very sad.

[Chocolate Lover]

ETA: The horse one......I hope that wasn't serious. 

[mmhmm]

I'm not sure my mind will ever be able to erase all that. I can only hope those people were trying to be funny. If they weren't trying to be funny and they're reproducing, we're doomed! 

[mollyanna58]

I fear for the future of the human race. 

[Opti]

I think I need to stop reading. I just read about the "pants baby" answer.

[MJ2.0]

Feb 10, 2015 12:46:25 GMT -5 Opti said:

I think I need to stop reading. I just read about the "pants baby" answer.

that answer was 100% winning.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

 

#2 is awesome.    I want to know what movie she was watching.

#8 is both hysterically funny and terribly sad at the same time.   Are we doing that poor of a job educating people on basic biology. 

#13 for the love of God that has to be a troll.  Or somebody from SyFy looking for ideas for their next movie starring Steven Baldwin and Tiffany.

[MarleyKeezy78]

It's all I got because WTF!!! 

[dannylion]

How can people that stupid have survived to breeding age without being run over by a bus or coming to some other stupidity-induced untimely end?

[souldoubt]

Because we live in a "civilized" society where we protect people from their own stupidity and bad choices.  Also this makes me think of:

[Opti]

Feb 10, 2015 14:37:18 GMT -5 dannylion said:

How can people that stupid have survived to breeding age without being run over by a bus or coming to some other stupidity-induced untimely end?

Not learning in science or health class does not translate to running in front of busses,

so probably easier than you think.

[quince]

Eh, my husband's mother is not that bright. I can see her reading a persuasive article about one of these things and believing it. He, on the other hand, is extremely intelligent.

You don't actually need to understand reproductive biology to raise children, and even to do it well, especially since we very fortunately have an OKish system of public education. Worry if these people are homeschooling. 

[Virgil Showlion]

I've read that there are quite a few places on Earth where people are generally unaware that pregnancy results from sex.

It's surprising to think that even these inquirers are still relatively "in the know" compared to other groups.

I got a laugh out of the "will my twins need 18 months to gestate" one. Although, it's actually not such a dumb question. Unless somebody outright tells you "Twins gestate for the same period as lone babies." during health class, etc., which is an issue that could easily be overlooked, it's something you just have to know. It's not illogical to expect that the body might need twice as much time to develop twice as many babies. The unfortunate thing here is that this particular woman went out to the big friendly Internet to ask her question rather than to a parent/doctor/friend/mentor.

[MarleyKeezy78]

I find it hard to believe that groups of people in the world don't know sex results in pregnancy, I mean even if they are in a third world country wouldn't raising animals for food make them put two and two together? It seems like it would be common knowledge, but what do I know 

[Formerly SK]

Just WOW. 

[tskeeter]

Feb 10, 2015 14:41:25 GMT -5 souldoubt said:

Because we live in a "civilized" society where we protect people from their own stupidity and bad choices.  Also this makes me think of:

Yeah, you come to a scarey realization that it's a possibility.  Read an article a few years back that claimed that human intelligence levels are declining.  Remember, fiction is just something that hasn't happened yet (think Jules Verne). 

[Virgil Showlion]

Feb 10, 2015 16:54:02 GMT -5 MarleyKeezy78 said:

I find it hard to believe that groups of people in the world don't know sex results in pregnancy, I mean even if they are in a third world country wouldn't raising animals for food make them put two and two together? It seems like it would be common knowledge, but what do I know 

Not everybody has exposure to farming. As an example, consider the village where the typical individual wakes up, goes to the local distillery (which is a ramshackle mud hut), pulpifies some cane from harvesters that bring it in, dumps the various products into their proper places (fermenting vats, pulp vats, waste vats), boils a few things, distils a few things, bottles a few things, possibly visits the market. Then, after working until about midafternoon, heads to the local gathering place (which is just a ring of people sitting around a patch of ground somewhere), snacks on the local staple, shoots the breeze, gets drunk on the local brew, goes to bed, and does it all again the next day, every day until the day (s)he dies.

This kind of monotonous existence is unthinkable to us, but it's a reality for many millions of people. And although there are undoubtedly elders and sages among the populace that know pregnancy only results from sexual intercourse, these are invariably highly superstitious cultures rife with all kinds of competing ideas on how women can and can't come to be pregnant. Not everybody is interested in listening to the elders and sages.

Even the fact that the people in the OP are talking about chromosomes, probabilities, heredity, etc. is a testament to how well educated they are with respect to vast swaths of the world. It seems almost surreal, I know.

[Lizard Queen]

Viva la abstinence-only sex education! 

[flamingo]

Wow, just wow. I am pretty sure I work with a couple of those posters   

I knew a lot more than most of my friends growing up, a lot earlier than they did. My mom worked as a labor and delivery nurse when I was younger, and she was full of stories of the 15 and 16 years whose babies she helped deliver. I think next time I talk to her I'll thank her for making sure I never sounded this dumb! 

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Well, sadly, most of those women didn't learn anything from the answers they got, although I found the pants baby reply absolutely hilarious even if it wasn't truthful.

[MarleyKeezy78]

Feb 10, 2015 19:03:06 GMT -5 Virgil Showlion said:

Feb 10, 2015 16:54:02 GMT -5 MarleyKeezy78 said:

I find it hard to believe that groups of people in the world don't know sex results in pregnancy, I mean even if they are in a third world country wouldn't raising animals for food make them put two and two together? It seems like it would be common knowledge, but what do I know 

Not everybody has exposure to farming. As an example, consider the village where the typical individual wakes up, goes to the local distillery (which is a ramshackle mud hut), pulpifies some cane from harvesters that bring it in, dumps the various products into their proper places (fermenting vats, pulp vats, waste vats), boils a few things, distils a few things, bottles a few things, possibly visits the market. Then, after working until about midafternoon, heads to the local gathering place (which is just a ring of people sitting around a patch of ground somewhere), snacks on the local staple, shoots the breeze, gets drunk on the local brew, goes to bed, and does it all again the next day, every day until the day (s)he dies.

This kind of monotonous existence is unthinkable to us, but it's a reality for many millions of people. And although there are undoubtedly elders and sages among the populace that know pregnancy only results from sexual intercourse, these are invariably highly superstitious cultures rife with all kinds of competing ideas on how women can and can't come to be pregnant. Not everybody is interested in listening to the elders and sages.

Even the fact that the people in the OP are talking about chromosomes, probabilities, heredity, etc. is a testament to how well educated they are with respect to vast swaths of the world. It seems almost surreal, I know.

I can't even fathom that, wow! I guess I thought some things were just kinda known   
Not trying to be argumentative or whatnot, just shocked by the thought of what you said. I figured even cavemen new where babies came from. It's kinda sad that every other species on earth knows how to reproduce but humans can be so ignorant of this fact of life.

[weltschmerz]

Feb 10, 2015 16:00:32 GMT -5 Virgil Showlion said:

I've read that there are quite a few places on Earth where people are generally unaware that pregnancy results from sex.

It's surprising to think that even these inquirers are still relatively "in the know" compared to other groups.

I got a laugh out of the "will my twins need 18 months to gestate" one. Although, it's actually not such a dumb question. Unless somebody outright tells you "Twins gestate for the same period as lone babies." during health class, etc., which is an issue that could easily be overlooked, it's something you just have to know. It's not illogical to expect that the body might need twice as much time to develop twice as many babies. The unfortunate thing here is that this particular woman went out to the big friendly Internet to ask her question rather than to a parent/doctor/friend/mentor.

Doubtful. Which places would those be?

[weltschmerz]

Feb 10, 2015 12:24:11 GMT -5 MJ2.0 said:

Saw this on Facebook and had to share it.

www.rebelcircus.com/blog/pregnant-women-never-passed-health-class/

....and that's what happens when you don't teach sex ed in schools.

Sure, leave it up to the parents, who don't want to talk about it.

[Tiny]

Feb 10, 2015 16:54:02 GMT -5 MarleyKeezy78 said:

I find it hard to believe that groups of people in the world don't know sex results in pregnancy, I mean even if they are in a third world country wouldn't raising animals for food make them put two and two together? It seems like it would be common knowledge, but what do I know 

Well, generally,  the supernatural power(s) that created all creation are said to have made humans (but maybe not ALL humans - just maybe some special ones) DIFFERENT than animals.   So, while it might be obvious to the people herding the sheep/cattle/whatever that it takes two to make reproduction happen it could be unthinkable that the specially made by supernatural power(s)  humans do it the same way.    Humans are NOT equal to animals in any way shape or form. 

But, of course that's pretty much trumped by if the culture/society is a patriarchy -  that pretty much indicates that they know what it takes to make a baby.

[Tiny]

I would assume the questions were posted by trolls -- most of them were from Ask Yahoo... I have to admit I really like the Pants baby... all it needed was to have used the word homunculus  and it would have been perfect.

I think there use to be a theory that women didn't contribute much to a pregnancy (other than to bear the baby) the man implanted a tiny homunculus in her womb.  (and this could be total tripe!  but it sure sounds like something a guy would come up with)    But then again... I suspect that any society that felt that 'royalty' was bred would probably reject this idea... Otherwise, a king's daughter (in marriage) would be worthless in negotiations with other kingdoms.

[Deleted]

Actually women used to be given all the 'blame'... Ie. If there was not a male heir... It was automatically the woman's fault...

[MarleyKeezy78]

I mean this is one of the many reasons   

[Virgil Showlion]

Feb 10, 2015 23:27:24 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

Feb 10, 2015 16:00:32 GMT -5 Virgil Showlion said:

I've read that there are quite a few places on Earth where people are generally unaware that pregnancy results from sex.

It's surprising to think that even these inquirers are still relatively "in the know" compared to other groups.

I got a laugh out of the "will my twins need 18 months to gestate" one. Although, it's actually not such a dumb question. Unless somebody outright tells you "Twins gestate for the same period as lone babies." during health class, etc., which is an issue that could easily be overlooked, it's something you just have to know. It's not illogical to expect that the body might need twice as much time to develop twice as many babies. The unfortunate thing here is that this particular woman went out to the big friendly Internet to ask her question rather than to a parent/doctor/friend/mentor.

Doubtful. Which places would those be?

Specifically, I watched a documentary that pointed out it wasn't uncommon in the slums of Nairobi and Mombasa. Anthropologists have documented entire cultures among the Oceana islanders and the Australian aborigines that weren't fully aware of the relationship.

[Virgil Showlion]

Feb 11, 2015 7:28:58 GMT -5 oped said:

Actually women used to be given all the 'blame'... Ie. If there was not a male heir... It was automatically the woman's fault...

Should I be complaining that men were unfairly blamed for the lack of a male heir in the former culture, women were considered more influential on the characteristics of the baby in the latter culture, and women undoubtedly espoused and propagated these beliefs with the same frequency as men?