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WTF? The View Co-host doesn't know if the earth is flat or not watch!

youtube.com — The View discuss whether evolution is real. One says it isn't, and so Whoopi asks her if she believes whether the earth is flat or round. To top it off Shepherd made the excuse of being a good little housewife, too busy to think about complicated things like matters that science settled hundreds of years ago. I couldn't believe her answer.

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  • expat001, on 11/14/2007, -11/+376h o l y

    s h i t
    • OGTL, on 10/10/2007, -2/+51The earth isn't flat? How would stuff stay on the ground, if this "sphere" theory wasn't a joke?
      • Tenetri, on 10/10/2007, -26/+12cuz god is teh ownage LOL
        hes all like, im gunna hold you on the earth wit my luv!!!
        lol, gods so gay :P
        • RedS0x, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I thought it was funny at first....I dugg you up before I was done reading your comment. I didn't see the last line. :|
      • InfiniteNothing, on 10/10/2007, -0/+38magnets
      • nontitle, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8yeah, why aren't things just infinitely rolling around it?
      • sgtbutterscotch, on 10/10/2007, -6/+1I thought all you needed was mass to have gravity. Every object has mass. I don't see why a massive flat surface wouldn't have gravity. Although now I am wondering what would the difference be if you threw something on a huge flat object as opposed to a huge round object.
        • marnaq, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9A massive object (such as earth) cannot be flat for a longer time due to its own gravity. Look around, how many flat planets and stars do you see? :-(
        • archiesteel, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Gravity is what makes the Earth (and all massive celestial bodies) round. A huge massive flat surface with sufficient gravitational pull to rival Earth's would have to be made of some super-strong material to avoid collapse, and unless you were in the center you'd feel a sideway pull towards it. One solution would be to make it into a ring, à la Halo or Ringworld, however that means you would see it rise in the horizon...
      • e3boy, on 10/10/2007, -4/+15this is why there is no such thing as God.
        Stupid people believe any ***** you tell them.
      • matthewf01, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Crab people.
    • 0firefly0, on 10/10/2007, -2/+61That was quite amazing. We've just witnessed religion brew up a Perfect Storm of stupidity.
      She claims later that she was just nervous:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMHKsPzo5Qo&eurl=
      • pintomp3, on 10/10/2007, -1/+41she was nervous god would smite her for blasphemously entertaining round-earth ideas.
      • Fidodo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+55I've never been so nervous that I've forgotten the world is flat though...

        There are certain facts that should be pretty engraved in your brain.
        • sgtbutterscotch, on 10/10/2007, -0/+22you did mean "...the world is round though," right?
        • DrywallThief, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16No he meant flat. It's engraved in his brain. How could he forget?
        • Amablue, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16Dugg for the irony.
      • rspeed, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7I watched that before coming back here hoping someone else had caught it. What complete and utter *****!
      • expat001, on 10/10/2007, -3/+3Wow. Yeah ok whatever. Lets be rational here. If you were that nervous would you say "I don't know if the world is flat."

        If she is telling the truth then why is she on national TV? (I don't believe her, I believe she was pressured to say something to that effect)
      • Me1000, on 10/10/2007, -12/+2What we have whitened is an uneducated woman!
        Christianity as a faith teaches that evolution exists.
        Woopy was 100% correct...

        That other chick was just uneducated.
        Not a result of religion, a result of twisted words.
      • eschompthis, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9i could be in a ***** coma and i would still know the world is round
    • superjer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+27So... yeah I guess that's funny, guys.
      But seriously. Is it flat or not?
    • judsond, on 10/10/2007, -0/+28"honey, we gotta go to tha library!"
      TRUE ENOUGH!
    • sancho320, on 10/10/2007, -0/+54I took a Philosophy of Science course last year and my professor told us that 1 in 100 AMERICANS still don't know the earth is round. I never believed him until just a few minutes ago. What's worse than whatever her name's not knowing is the fact that millions of people (yeah mostly women) are getting their news and points of view from this show every single day. That's worthy of a WTF.
      • joe7845, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4Only 1 in 100? I'm pleasantly surprised.
    • jskistud7, on 10/10/2007, -0/+74Someone show her Google Earth, it'll blow her mind
      • avasol, on 10/10/2007, -2/+9That would just prove to her it's flat, because the monitor is. (2d).
    • demodawid, on 10/10/2007, -0/+18http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_earth_society
    • gpcprog, on 10/10/2007, -20/+2Relatively speaking one can't tell.
      If for-example I was traveling at the speed of light, and happened to pass by earth, the earth would appear to be flat, thanks to length contraction.
      So in reality it all depends on one's frame of reference.
      • rollem, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I think you have your concepts mixed up.
    • phike, on 10/10/2007, -4/+12drama *****.
    • tryangles, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12I'm not surprised. This is the same group that had a host say "I'm voting for Bush because he isn't as boring"
    • Thorsten, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Well you could actually argue, that there might be conspiracies and what not, about science and many things are not quite discovered.
      But thereis 1 thing for sure.
      I am 100% certain that the world is round I HAVE SEEN IT MYSELF!!!
      And anybdoy else can too, just go to the ocean (if you can) and what the ships coming into the harbour.
      You will see the top of the ship first before you see anythign else, espeically will sailing ship you can see this quite well, as they have a high mast that stands out.
      What else would be the reason for always seeing the mast first before anything else of the ship?
    • willemmulder, on 10/10/2007, -6/+2I admit that it's weird that she never heard of the earth being round, but if she doesn't care, what does it matter?
      Think about it yourself... what did it add to your life knowing that the earth is round. Not too much probably.

      Anyway, it would be cool to show her Google Earth :)
      • stroupnp, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Well, I would say that knowing that the earth isn't flat is pretty much a prereq for knowing anything else....
        Knowing stuff is good.
      • zombies187, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Knowing stuff IS good. Wills correct though. It matters to hardly anyones life.
    • grgt1994, on 11/11/2007, -12/+3COME ON!!!! She didn't say she didn't know if the world is round or flat. She said that has never been a relevant concern for her, and that life realities like feeding and caring for her children are relevant. Her point was not that the earth might be flat, but that it simply does not matter to her.

      You Diggers can be such sheep sometimes. Listen to what people say - not what people said they say.
      • AnteChronos, on 11/11/2007, -0/+8Unless she flunked out of 3rd grade, how can she *not* know this? It would be like a grown woman saying "I don't know if 2*3=6 or not. I never really thought about it." or "I'm not sure if North America is a continent or not. It's never come up before." There are some things that are just basic knowledge that we expect *children* to know. For an adult not to know this is, quite frankly, absurd.
      • DeviantSeptum, on 11/11/2007, -0/+6Whoopi: "Is the world flat?"
        Dumb bitch: "I don't know. I never thought about it."
        grgt1994: "She [dumb bitch] didn't say she didn't know if the world is round or flat."

        Me: grgt1994, you are a dumb ass too.
        • grgt1994, on 11/11/2007, -3/+1Nice job asshat. You still didn't listen to what she said even when I pointed it out to you. Say "baaa" sheepman.
    • SuperWinner, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2"I never thought about it, it never entered my head...."
      That and a lot of other things, it looks like the vast majority of the knowledge we have accumulated over the past 4000 years is outside of her head.
    • spillingvoid, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Just sad. And people wonder why I have a problem with zealous religious nuts.
  • abhoody, on 10/10/2007, -61/+10j e s u s

    c h r i s t
    • christjesus, on 10/10/2007, -3/+3What?
    • JT114881, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12You sir, are a follower not a leader.
    • Gabberwok, on 11/14/2007, -4/+6Anyone else find it funny that "Holy *****" has > 100 diggs, and "Jesus christ" is < -20? Seems to fit very well with the spirit of the clip.
  • Irfit, on 10/11/2007, -38/+220Most of religious zealots are really ignorant people, its kind of sad.
    • bingobongony, on 10/10/2007, -45/+15Most people who blindly blame religion are ignorant people too. This is NOT a religious thing, as we went over hte first two times this was submitted. the Bible NEVER claims the Earth is flat. Not once.
      • lgc90, on 10/10/2007, -5/+23I'm pretty sure they got into the argument about the Earth because of her creationist beliefs (see the beginning of the video). So Irfit's original comment is valid; she is both religious and ignorant...
        • ggnictee, on 10/10/2007, -12/+7no his comment was that "most religiouse zealots" are ignorant. this is very untrue.
          it's important to remember that there is a difference between a christian and a lunatic who can't think for themselves. As a christian and an evolutionary scientist i find his comment both offensive and (ironically enough) ignorant.
          • TotalCarb, on 10/10/2007, -3/+9Please get out of science. You are wasting a spot that could be filled by an adult who doesn't believe in fairy tales.
        • s1mph0ny, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2She didn't claim to be religious, only went on some self-righteous spiel about being too busy feeding her baby to notice that the world is round. Even if this wasn't the particular case, your (and Irfit's) argument is unsound. It's generally the ignorant who follow zealots, consider ggnicetee's comment. God showed enough interest in the fact of creation (by his own 6-day miracle) to put it in the front of the bible. If you claim to be a Christian while discarding that section of the Bible, you are both blasphemous and ignorant.
        • jehoesefat, on 10/10/2007, -2/+7God didn't write the bible. It was written by angry Jews.
        • BuckarooBanzai8, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2I think even most religious zealots aren't dumb enough to think the earth is flat. she's a special kind of dumb.
      • ShubNiggurath, on 10/10/2007, -3/+13"The Bible NEVER claims the Earth is flat." Care to explain those passages:
        "take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it (Job 38:12-13)
        • revolvingcur, on 10/10/2007, -7/+4It's easy enough to take that as a metaphor. We still refer to the "four corners of the earth." On the other hand, I believe there's a passage in Isaiah which states, "He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth," where the Hebrew word "circle" (Anglicised as "khoog," I think) is used in other contexts as "circuit" or "compass," both of which evoke circularity, even sphericity.
          • chromerium, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Why do people who believe in the bible insist that it is literally true, but if someone points out a glaring inconsistency, suddenly, "It's just a metaphor".

            Give me a ***** break.
        • Dumbledorito, on 10/10/2007, -2/+13Metaphor? If THAT'S a metaphor, then what ELSE is a metaphor? If the Bible contains one, then it can contain many, and there goes the literalist, off to either refute you or try and glue the fragments of their skull back together.
        • phronko, on 10/10/2007, -1/+15If God is omnipotent, he should easily be able to:
          A) Separate metaphor from literal fact.
          B) Get around any translation issues.

          Unless He's deliberately being an incomprehensible jerk?
        • CartoonAl, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6@revolvingcur
          'Khoog' translates as circle, compass, circuit, arch, boundary, ring, but NOT sphere. EVERY translation of the word refers to it as 2-dimensional, not spherical (unless the translation is by an uneducated (in the linguistic field) religious scholar to back up his unfounded beliefs.
        • bingobongony, on 10/10/2007, -9/+0Hey *****...SCIENTISTS use mataphors like this too.

          phronko...no one ever claimed the bible is written by God. Always GREAT when worthless ***** try to bash religion and prove that you have NO IDEA what you are talking about! You do far more harm to your reputation than I could ever do.
          • Dumbledorito, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10No one ever claimed the bible was written by god? Have I been misunderstanding people who shake bibles in my face saying they hold "The Word of God?"
          • Dumbledorito, on 10/10/2007, -3/+7No one ever claimed the bible was written by god? Have I been misunderstanding people who shake bibles in my face saying they hold "The Word of God?"
        • crweaks23, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7wow bingo... did the Bible teach you how to be so articulate? I find it "GREATER" when religious people try to force their beliefs onto others without adhering to the same principals they are preaching. I'm not even referring to the usage of "*****," I'm more concerned with the insults, "*****" and "worthless *****." Since when are you supposed to be judging and belittling your fellow man, bible boy? So much for tolerance and understanding.
      • hshadow914, on 10/10/2007, -3/+13im pretty sure there is mention of the "four corners of the world" at least once in the bible, which would lead one to belive the bible suggests the world is flat... and this is the same bible written by the thing that which created the world wrote.

        "Hey look i made a square mommy!"
        "Thats a sphere God, dammit"
        • LordVance, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10dugg for creative use of "God, dammit"
        • bingobongony, on 10/10/2007, -8/+1Scientists say things like "The Space Shuttle soared to the heavens." Or "I would follow her to the ends of the earth". You see, unlike dumb ***** like you, the bible writers know the meaning of METAPHOR.
        • TotalCarb, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6The Old Testament also describes an earth centric universe with the sun revolving around the earth.
      • knobidy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4http://www.answering-christianity.com/earth_flat.htm
        • bingobongony, on 10/10/2007, -5/+0Wow! FOUR CORNERS OF HTE EARTH! That PROVES that they said the earth is flat.

          Seriously....don't be that stupid. IF you can't be any smarter than that, you NEED to end your own life. For the benefit of everone you know that will have to support you. The Bible is FULL of metaphors.
        • bingobongony, on 10/10/2007, -4/+0Seriosuly...you probably don't want to link to THAT website if you are trying to make an intelligent point. IT is a pro-Muslim website. A religion that really DOESN'T know the difference between literal interpretation and metaphors. The author probably really thinks he has 31 virgins waiting for him in heaven.
          • TotalCarb, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Your faith must be awfully fragile bingo.
      • skyfire1, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1Maybe God thinks the earth is flat. It doesn't say anywhere in the Bible that God got a education.
    • Goop, on 10/10/2007, -2/+29Is it possible to be a religious zealot if you're not ignorant?
      • mascot4hire, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2no
      • SuperWinner, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7Yes, if you are using religion to manipulate people and further a political agenda.
    • toph2223, on 10/10/2007, -8/+6how is she a religious zealout and if you're not speaking of her, what does that have to do with the topic???
      • TheRedNewt, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5The whole issue came up when they were talking about science vs. religion. The earth being falat was an extreme example, which hit home unfortunately.
      • Aldrenean, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Yeah, but she's one of the more moderate ones. The zealot is the lady between her and Whoopi, she and Whoopi are arguing a more moderate view that many christians agree with, that the universe was in some way created by God, but that evolution still took place after said creation. Is it religious? Yes. Is it zealotry? No.
    • TheRealToma, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5What comes first? The religious fanatic, or the ignorant idiot? Or are they one in the same...
      • Quadduc, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2> The religious fanatic, or the ignorant idiot?
        The former is a substantial subset of the latter.
    • da_bradler, on 10/10/2007, -6/+4There is absolutely no way in hell that women has read the bible. I'm an atheistic which naturally means I've read more religious texts then most religious people. I have learned very quickly it's easy to spot someone who has not actually read threw the bible on there selfs, whenever someone says god wrote the bible they have never read the bible. because anybody who has read the bible knows god didn't write the bible, if ***** says in the bible who wrote it, lots of people and none of them are "god". plus god is always referred to in the 3rd person, why would god refer to himself in the 3rd person?

      This is a person who almost certainly entire knowledge base of the bible comes from some church person standing at the front of the church interpreting the bible for you, telling you how great god is and that the bible is the word of god.

      The bible is hard to read and understand I mean most of it was written 1900ish years ago in latin and then translated into english, which makes a very very rough read, there is no way someone who doesn't know if the earth is round could read threw it.
      • spootmonkey, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4You are half write. Yes God didn't physically write the Bible, but in the Bible it says that it is God-breathed...meaning God spoke through different people to write the Bible. In that way it is commonly said that God wrote the Bible. I wish I had the exact verse to show but I don't remember, been a while since I read myself.
        • therealfoz, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2There is a reason the bible is called the word of God.... it is indeed from God...written by his children.

          2 Tim 3:16-17 - There's nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us.

          That's from a translation of the Bible called The Message - I highly recommend it for someone reading the bible for the first time.. or anytime.
      • jlgosse, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I don't think I can take you seriously when you say, "...very very rough read, there is no way someone who doesn't know if the earth is round could read threw it". Seriously.
      • sio2man, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I believe the phrase you're looking for is "read through", not "read threw".
      • Arramol, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4While you're right about the authorship, you're off on some details. The Old Testament was written mostly in Hebrew during a period of several centuries BC. For most of the books, we don't have exact dates of authorship, and estimates vary quite widely. The New Testament was written entirely in Greek during the 1st century AD. None of it was originally written in Latin; people tend to think it is because Jerome's Latin translation, the Vulgate, was considered the authoritative text by the Catholic church for some time.
  • manningbc, on 10/10/2007, -19/+11what a dunt.
    • Foliot, on 10/10/2007, -3/+17DUNT: a Dubiously Uninformed Naive Trouble maker... Or, in layman's terms, a religious person.

      ....Ooooohhhh.
  • HayString, on 10/10/2007, -104/+22numb digger
    • TeCuervo, on 10/10/2007, -11/+65***** you
      • daldredge, on 10/10/2007, -8/+5Yea! Only Christians and Jews can be insulted in such a gross overgeneralizing way on digg!

        • mrFREEZE, on 10/10/2007, -4/+3WTF are you talking about you ***** 'tard? Not all Christians are "white".
      • alex.will, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Religion is not the same as race.

        I can criticize Christian theology just like I can criticize Keynesian economic theory.
    • Tomholius, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9lmao i thought that had an n in it
    • arunforce, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2That made my heart split. How could you betray your people.
    • HayString, on 10/10/2007, -9/+11lol, I'm just joshin'
      • praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -0/+7Joshin'? You must be from the midwest. So...how do you like Saved By the Bell so far?
  • stevemarciano, on 10/11/2007, -20/+313you know you suck when you make whoopi goldberg look smart.
    • neoform, on 10/10/2007, -2/+29.. or funny. i don't think i've ever laughed at something she said prior to this video.
    • expat001, on 10/10/2007, -2/+25You know Whoopie asked to be on Star Trek Next Generation and said she would work for free on it because she is a big fan of Gene Roddenberry and the whole philosophy behind Star Trek. You are really misrepresenting Whoopie with your comment. She is quite smart.
      • oogee, on 10/10/2007, -10/+2I hear that christian slater and the fat chick from cheers are a couple of geniuses, too.
      • mascot4hire, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1so smart she believes god would sneeze
  • senatorkevin, on 10/10/2007, -19/+5The World is Flat is a horrible book, don't bother with it...
    • AvidPreatorian, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1that explores a metaphorical "flatness" of the globe due to globalization forces. this is about the physical characteristics of the planet. i know, you'll say "i know", but considering that comment, your intelligence is a thing i'll take with a grain of salt.
  • Benrussell, on 10/10/2007, -7/+38I simply can't believe that somebody that old doesn't know that.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMHKsPzo5Qo

    I'm much more inclined to believe her response there (poopy brain fart panic etc).
    • tehpwnrate, on 10/10/2007, -3/+24That doesn't make her any smarter.
      • Benrussell, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Hah, no not really, but I was just completely incredulous that she didn't know!
      • SuperWinner, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Sounds like she got someone to write her a comedy skit as a response.
    • FXPooky, on 11/14/2007, -1/+4I reject this reality, and substitute my own!
    • rancidpony, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Well her "poopy brain fart panic etc" explanation shows her brain has to completely shut down when confronted with science vs. religion issues. It's the only way she can maintain her beliefs.
    • da_bradler, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Wait a minute. Maybe the most simple scientific question that you can ask somebody gets her so flustered her brain completely shuts down. that's the definition of ignorance this person is so scared of science that her brain shuts down when presented with facts. Also I have a hard time believing that this person has read the entire King James bible or even a 1/10th of it, it's an extremely hard text to read due to the very primitive language used in it, I would bet more then anything she knows only what her paster has spoken aloud and interpreted for her
    • YKKonMyZipper, on 10/14/2007, -3/+1That video did not work for me, but some how this caught my eye on the same page..

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t43MnD4zR8A

      SOME ONE WATCH IT, its porn on youtube... at least I find it odd
  • wreckosaurus, on 10/10/2007, -5/+28http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMHKsPzo5Qo&NR=1

    Here she tries to make everything better and only comes away looking even dumber
    • djvchris, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6 I totally understand. I always forget how many triglycerides it takes to make pluto...especially when Robitussin's involved.
    • bacon_skoda, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1this could all be a stunt to get ratings.
      there's plenty of controversies on the View.
  • DeviantSeptum, on 10/11/2007, -3/+320I have a Ph.D. yet I'm sure this person makes more money than I do. Excuse me while I go slice my wrists.
    • EdwardNigma, on 10/10/2007, -1/+26you are excused
    • zigman91090, on 10/10/2007, -0/+59/wrists
    • Tetraca, on 10/10/2007, -0/+25It's sad that there is more emphasis put on entertainment than learning.
    • vanlawrence, on 10/10/2007, -32/+2Sorry buddy, nobody gives you money for being an intellectual wanker. You'll feel much better when you come to terms with the fact that your Ph.D. contributes more to your sense of self than anything else. For evidence, kindly refer to your own statement; "I have a Ph.D...."

      Academia is intellectual masturbation; the gathering of letters after one's name is just plain title seeking, especially since you are not likely to get paid more for it. If you really wanted to be a better person, if you really wanted self improvement you wouldn't have wasted your time trying to impress your friends and family with letters after your name.
      • Daemion, on 10/10/2007, -0/+19Sounds like someone ***** up his GRE!
        • OGTL, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4He sort of has a point, but it becomes void when you see he is basically implying Sherri Shepard is a relevant person.
      • answer42, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7I'm sure your job title "Custodial Engineer" really contributes to your self improvement.
      • x0nIMIn0x, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Education is joy, and thank goodness for intellectual wankers. They are my favorite people with whom to party.
        • vanlawrence, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1said the wanker
          • TotalCarb, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2How much is BK paying now? O RLY! I def don't need that higher ejucashin. I bet them PH.D. folk don't get no free fries with their job.
        • willis77, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2thumbs up granted for "with whom to party"

          the world is a better place with intellectual wankers
      • praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -0/+5"the gathering of letters after one's name is just plain title seeking, especially since you are not likely to get paid more for it"

        Or...you know, some people just like to expand their knowledge. If you consider that "intellectual masturbation", then I'm proud to intellectually masturbate everday!
        • vanlawrence, on 10/10/2007, -4/+0Me too - and a spade is a spade, so lets not kid ourselves.
          • TotalCarb, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Did A PH.D. touch you on your "special purpose"?
      • zombies187, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Can I get a Ph.d by masturbating the regular way? No? Dang.
    • Jambi, on 10/10/2007, -8/+6Well to be fair, Star Jones does have a law degree. Actually, when I think about it, that scares me even more.
    • CosmicJustice, on 10/10/2007, -12/+3Having a Ph.D. doesn't mean you're smart. It means you have a Ph.D. Being able to convince other people to give you what you want, e.g. money in this case, does mean that you're smart. So, she's smarter than you, a lot smarter, because she knew how to use her time and talents to get what she wanted and apparently you didn't.
      • otherwiseguy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Don't be a ridiculous ass. Being smart doesn't necessarily have anything to do with obtaining money or convincing people to do what you want. If you really want to help advance science and spend years studying and getting a PhD and don't make a lot of money from it (even though you still think it would be nice that society rewarded you for the benefit you are creating), it doesn't make you less smart than some advertising exec who realizes that using a celebrity and flashy colors might make really ignorant people believe they need to buy useless crap.
        • vanlawrence, on 10/10/2007, -2/+0we may soon require a consensual definition of 'Smart' or 'Intelligence' so we can burn each other more effectively. How about this: The more you find yourself living the way you want and having the things you want, the smarter you must be? Or maybe it should be related to your ability to reason, or solve complex problems, or articulate your point of view, or make people agree with you...? Any ideas?
        • CosmicJustice, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1If you "advance science" and "benefit society" you WILL make a lot of money. If you only THINK you're advancing science and benefiting society then I can see where you wouldn't be very happy.
    • S1ngular1ty1, on 10/10/2007, -1/+18I'm pretty sure having a Ph.D means you are smart.
      • vanlawrence, on 10/10/2007, -2/+7Getting a PhD mean HARD WORK and DEDICATION. It also means you can't be a complete retard, however, it is perfectly within the realms of possibility for the person of average intelligence.
        • thedragon4453, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I agree. Although, I think it is more common sense and PhD's don't necessarily go hand in hand.
        • Severys, on 10/10/2007, -3/+4What absolute bollocks. The fundamental requirement of completing a PhD is an original contribution to science. This entails mastering a subject and taking knowledge of that subject further by doing something that no-one has done before (layman's terms). Only those to the far right of the bell curve would be able to complete a PhD.
  • marchinant, on 10/10/2007, -0/+103Are they even aware that they are on television? Someone tell them, it will blow their minds.
    • biotch, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5hahah seriously ... what a bunch of incoherent useless crap
      • SuperWinner, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Well is it a show made by females for females and is generally about females, after all.
  • sKiLLa182, on 10/10/2007, -1/+78She better hit more than a library.
  • Rudigity, on 10/10/2007, -0/+46who is this genius woman and who was the dumbass that gave her a mic?
    • SuperWinner, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2The same person who said that they need to keep the racial and fat quotient the same on the panel as it was when the show began.
  • Landeyda, on 10/10/2007, -10/+23How many times is this going to be submitted?! This is the third time in 24 hours it's been on the front page.
    • gl77, on 03/31/2008, -2/+8its the second time that i know of and the youtube clip is longer than the one previously posted.
    • KMye, on 10/10/2007, -3/+3digg is damned-near broken. At least this one got buried
      • KMye, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3oops, my mistake, it's still there. wonderful
    • saintdesy, on 10/10/2007, -4/+4WTF are you talking about? I have read every story/video that has been on the front page for months, and I know this didn't make it up there, and if it did, it wasn't there for more than an hour.
      • ConfusedONE, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4It was there all day and and in the top 10. Someone isn't paying attention.
    • AnalogAssassin, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3So? That's all I read in the comments, is people bitching about what was submitted. Whiny bitches
      • Landeyda, on 10/10/2007, -3/+0It's one thing to whine about something posted a year ago, and whining about it being "posted before", it's another all together concerning things being posted multiple times on the same DAY.
  • isiah1, on 01/03/2008, -9/+47Jesus ***** Christ. Earth is a ***** sphere. Stupid bitches.
    • metamorfoza, on 10/10/2007, -3/+12no way!!!
      with such vast knowledge you must be in MENSA or something.
      • isiah1, on 01/03/2008, -3/+7No, but I'm in your mom's ***** right now.
        • metamorfoza, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6no way!!!
          with that such huge ***** you must be a in BIG_COCK_SOCIETY or something.
        • SuperWinner, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2That made me laugh so hard that the dick popped out of my mouth.
    • InfiniteNothing, on 10/10/2007, -2/+20More like an ellipsoid IMHO
      • isiah1, on 01/03/2008, -2/+1I'm guessing you are a huge fan of Dyonysus
      • otherwiseguy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I'm going to go with 'oblate spheroid'.
        • jthei, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1it's oblique spheroid and it's a damn cool phrase
    • tehpwnrate, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought, "the earth could be both round and flat."
    • erkokite, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2It depends on what order spherical harmonic you use to approximate it. My understanding is that is an oblate ellipsoid. Slightly pear shaped, but I may not be 100% correct.
      • tc2004txst, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Yes, you are correct, which further proves the point that the person who posts comments like "Jesus ***** Christ. Earth is a ***** sphere. Stupid Bitches" just winds up proving themselves to be the "Stupid bitch."
    • Circles, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0The earth is actually a geoid
    • robszol, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Actually, it's more like an oblate spheroid.
      • cbr7, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Actually it's a geoid, an oblate spheroid is much flatter. A good example of a oblate spheroid is an M&M candy.
  • Tomholius, on 10/10/2007, -0/+38What is Internet?
    • pintomp3, on 10/10/2007, -0/+18series of tubes, duh.
      • spidoman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I put that down for an answer on a CS final and got it wrong.

        :D
    • L0g1X, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0Did you mean "innerwebs"?
  • robotsongs, on 10/10/2007, -6/+7And a trifecta of submitting the same story thrice in a day means the new world order is upon us!
  • carbonetc, on 10/11/2007, -2/+162The "if it's not immediately relevant to my day-to-day life it must be unimportant" attitude is disturbing by itself.
    • pintomp3, on 10/10/2007, -0/+21that is the most troubling part of it. "it might be true, but i don't care either way". we have become a culture of head-buriers. we don't care about science, we don't care about foreign affairs, we don't care about the environment. but if it costs a little more to fill our SUVs or if gays are allowed to get married, all hell breaks loose.
      • thedragon4453, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Indeed. I think if America from 200 years ago saw the ***** that our government is getting away with simply because we don't view it to be a big enough problem, they would be appalled.
    • yotomote, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11Its the hole religious life attitude, the bible answers all the questions i could ever ask so that i can focus on being a consumerist sheep for 40 years and then die without ever having a thought deeper than a birth bath

      Seriously, if there is a kind of person i dont respect is the drone like people, SLEEP; WORK; REPEAT UNTIL DEATH

      DONT BE STUPID; QUESTION EVERYTHING!
    • Pureeviljester, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3i guess your disturbed by the starving poor in every country that just worry about what they'll eat the next day.
      • zombies187, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Supid starving poor are so selfish that they don't even know the earth is a geoid. When we they begin to care about the environment? Thats why I don't give a crap about them. /sarcasm
  • Po0p, on 10/10/2007, -17/+44women should be seen and not heard
    • SilentRamble42, on 10/10/2007, -21/+1They shouldn't be seen? I'm going to have to contest that one there, poop.
      • resplence, on 10/10/2007, -0/+17The text interpretation force is not very strong with you.
    • superjer, on 10/10/2007, -8/+3Unless they're screaming my name in pleasure.
      Or in your case "POOOOOOP!!"
    • rootfiend, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6I'm afraid to digg this.
    • tylerjames, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1send her to the Milford Academy and she will be neither seen nor heard!
  • petewiz, on 10/10/2007, -7/+45That was possibly the worst explanation of evolution I've ever heard. Since when does "God" have anything to do with it?
    • s1mph0ny, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4It's a way for dumb asses to simultaneously look stupider than before while betraying their faith.
    • yotomote, on 10/10/2007, -4/+3Religion is like dirt, it goes into the cracks and wont come out until you seal them forever
    • Fand, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Some people just can't let go of the ideas they have already so the incorporate it however they can.
    • Metis2be, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2From the way they're talking, it seems like their audience is made up of people who wouldn't accept any talk of evolution that doesn't involve divine intervention.

      Which is also really ***** sad, "I'm going to pretend science doesn't exist so not to offend the bored housewives that watch this show."
    • allengeer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2The best part is they were spewing utter nonsense, all the while they all thought they were having a "deep" conversation.
    • spidoman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It's simply an explanation saying yes evolution existed how science says it does, but that doesn't mean it wasn't planned. They are agreeing with you. And you can't really argue (scientifically) that they are incorrect this time, because, ya can't disprove God. Just be happy that they believe in evolution.
  • rowlodge, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6technically challenged...
  • Mageling, on 10/10/2007, -9/+13WOW... They're all wetards but that women takes the cake and eats it. All of it. Mmmmm.... cake.... What was I saying?
  • bingobongony, on 10/10/2007, -7/+0WTF? schalicto doesn't know what "We think your submission might be a duplicate." means.
  • AngryAngryBrian, on 10/10/2007, -14/+2o_0

    Ignorance is bliss I guess.
    • Gman1223, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1The idiots Guide to Digg:
      Tip 32: Posting your comment more then once automatically makes people want to digg you up.
  • AngryAngryBrian, on 10/10/2007, -17/+2o_0

    Ignorance is bliss I guess.
  • AngryAngryBrian, on 10/10/2007, -19/+2o_0

    Ignorance is bliss I guess.
  • zaii7, on 10/11/2007, -0/+72shes got kids to eat....i meant Feed
    Theres a reason why i don't listen to these old hags bickering
    they are NOT intelligent
    • livevil, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Looking at her "flat" celestial sphere of a body, I'd say she's past the feeding point. Her excuse fails.
  • Ascendancy5, on 10/10/2007, -10/+45This is why men dominate the world. PWND!
  • IllBeBack, on 10/11/2007, -1/+69"Baby we gotta go to da library"?

    How does a stupid person like this get on TV? Her lack of critical thinking and logic is stunning.
    • f1055man, on 10/10/2007, -0/+17"How does a stupid person like this get on TV?"
      Is that a serious question? Have you ever watched tv?
    • thedragon4453, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6The Hills, Laguna Beach, Newlyweds with Nick and Jessica, The Ashlee Simpson show, Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader?, Anything on Fox news, Flavor of Love and its spin offs (or anything that includes Flavor flav).

      This is really only shows from 4 channels. A better question might be: "How does someone intelligent get on TV?"
    • chix0r, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Yeah really! Who goes to the library anymore? Psh..idiots.
  • linux69, on 10/11/2007, -0/+98The worst part?

    She is allowed to have children. SHE is raising CHILDREN! Whatever happened to no child left behind?
  • optoomistic, on 10/10/2007, -3/+33*****
    • superjer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11I see you've really spoke your mind. :)
    • thedragon4453, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12I'm digging him up because I think he's got a point.
  • SuperMoses, on 10/10/2007, -0/+40Baby, we gots to go to the library!
  • darkvam, on 10/10/2007, -3/+11Sometimes I wonder why people even bother to watch that show
    • linux69, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12Because people are idiots.
    • thedragon4453, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Sometimes?

      I think Family guy best summarized the content of the show "Bawk! Bawk! Bawk! Bawk! Bawk!"
  • jimPTKFGS, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2she must be dumb and stupid
  • KLikLo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7I fear for her children
    • mentor972, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I've met her and she is not stupid like everyone is trying to claim she is. She's been through an awful lot in her life and is a great person. Look it up. By the way, she has one child.
  • apex32, on 10/14/2007, -9/+12WTF? This is the third time this video made front page today.
    http://digg.com/videos/comedy/The_View_co_host_doesn_t_know_if_the_world_is_round_or_flat
    http://digg.com/offbeat_news/New_View_Co_Host_Sherri_Shepherd_Doesn_t_Know_If_World_Is_Flat
    • resplence, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7It's just that good.
    • Nanolight, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3and this is about the third time some one has said that.
  • 3210, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5Her whole attitude was very stupid.
  • CrazyFerret, on 10/10/2007, -3/+6More of an oblate spheroid.
  • 3zero3, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Jesus.. That show is a bunch of noise.
    • da_bradler, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1it's taking the Coffee table talk type aspect of life, except with unbearable ignorant people that don't seem to have ever read a book.
  • stopbrorape, on 10/14/2007, -2/+9... THE EARTH ISN'T FLAT
  • kobs, on 10/10/2007, -4/+17  
  • Pedwidget, on 10/14/2007, -45/+2Typical Brainwashed Libnut DIGG infestation. She knows, she is trying to prove a point while the Evolutionuts try to make fun of her. But let's take it all out of context. Idiots.
    • eexlebots, on 10/14/2007, -0/+17You're really going to change minds with that kind of response.
    • matu4251, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7She wasn't the one trying to make a point... She was asked a question - which by the way was more of a rhetorical question - by choosing to answer that simple question made a fool of herself.
    • olschool82, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I guess religion has it right, now. The earth is round, blasphemy...ok, check. Evolution happened,blasphemy...we'll see how this turns out?
    • superjer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2"Pedwidget" has shown me the light!
      Hold up... I want to get that on a shirt.
    • AvidPreatorian, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2out of context? did you catch the question, and then the answer? then the next question, and the next answer? and the discussion prefacing that? oh ok you did. so did we.
  • krisjanis, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15yea all those satellite pictures haven't yet proven the earth is round yet
    • pintomp3, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3the devil loves photoshop and planting dinosaur bones.
    • spammishking, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1You know your comment was probably meant to be sarcastic, but I've met religious wackos who really believe that
  • figfurlong, on 10/10/2007, -0/+22I know something that is QUITE round and its sitting at the table.
    • menichols, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4LEAVE SHERRI SHEPHERD ALOOOOOOONE!
  • RockStrongo1, on 10/10/2007, -3/+19I used to have respect for Barbra Walters.. she has surrounded herself with idiots on that show.
  • bacon_skoda, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1transcript please.
  • jaynemother, on 10/10/2007, -14/+3Okay, let me spell this out plain and clear. Though she is forcing ignorance on herself which is stupid she just giving a hypothetical example, she does know that the earth is round.
    • DouglasScott, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5I really don't think so. It does sound like she was a bit stumped and then got a bit panicky, and was just hoping that the question would go away. Exactly as if the question was too hard for her. She's serious when she says that she "never thought about it".
    • pintomp3, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3she may know that, but there are placed in the bible that indicate otherwise. she was basically caught between fact and fiction. that's the problem when you base your beliefs on fiction, you don't know how to handle facts that say otherwise.
  • vanlawrence, on 10/10/2007, -15/+0BURIED because I just can't be bothered with this ridiculous evolution/ creation debate. You people keep trying to ram your beliefs down each others' throats for absolutely no productive reason other than gratuitous, self indulgence.
    • resplence, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6I'd say the atheists motivation is a very productive reason. Religion and supernatural thinking has ruled the world for eons and look how we are. Let's give reason a chance.
    • BlueIndependent, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4Not sure if you're talking about religious people or not, but I find it hard to say that atheists (if they are who you mean) are ramming anything down anyone's throat. Atheists dont HAVE beliefs to ram, and I want to bang my head every time someone says there are extremist atheists. No there are not. Atheists have only ever said look at the evidence, and the evidence points to no discernable proof of the existence of a god. End of story. There's nothing else to say. The "extremist atheists" are always the ones to get jumped on publicly when they object to anything, and it's pathetic that religious people can't even parse simple definitions of words to understand that what they're saying is rank ignorance.
  • heathuff23, on 10/10/2007, -7/+2WTF? The submitter doesn't realize this is old news
    • pintomp3, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7well, it can't be more than 6000 years old
  • stinkypyper, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The unexamined life is not worth living.
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