Someone please help me with this question about Ben Carson.

[RandySF]

Everyone laughs it off when he said the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt, of the most powerful civilization in global history, were used for grain storage. But everyone throws a fit over a fib about West Point? Am I the only one who thinks our priorities are a little off?

[HuckleB]

1. The guy lies and believes in fictions.

What's to prioritize?

[bravenak]

2. He is crazy.

[KittyWampus]

24. Some serious chemical imbalance going on. I can't laugh at him.

[cwydro]

3. My guess is that his wacko belief in the pyramid thing is related to his religious beliefs.

The media has to tread lightly there, but a good solid lie like this West Point bull hockey they can sink their teeth into.

[Nevernose]

10. Bullshit. Even his RELIGIOUS beliefs say that Moses, et al, built them

Everything he says, from the factual to his own religious beliefs, is totally fictional.

My guess is that there are so many stupid people watching the news that they don't want to correct even the factually wrong. They're terrified of drawing the ire of anti-intellectuals (which is not hard).

Also, one thing proves he's dumb; the other proves he's dumb AND a liar. They're aiming at just the two-fer target.

[oldandhappy]

4. Have to agree with the media treading lightly statement.

[uppityperson]

5. There is a huge difference between lying about yourself and being ignorant of history

[struggle4progress]

6. His views on ancient Egyptian monuments have little relevance to the Oval Office

but lying about being offered a spot at West Point could very well harm his relations with the military, of which he would be C-i-C in any time of war

[MADem]

7. He's from another planet.

You want to hear him making sense?

Watch this:

It's the most sense he's ever made--even if they aren't his actual words...

[Fumesucker]

8. Americans have plenty of whacky religious beliefs, Carson isn't that far out of the mainstream there

I mean talking snakes? Wine turns into blood in your throat and unleavened bread turns into human flesh? (Transubstantiation is a belief of the largest single religion in the US, Catholicism)

On the other hand lying about military service is considered a big deal by most veterans.

[CBGLuthier]

9. There is a difference between an outright lie and his having an odd religious based belief.

Under that type of logic I could never support any candidate for american office as they all tend to believe in what I consider to be an imaginary being and his make believe son.

[napi21]

11. I HOPE the morans ho think he's THEIR GUY recognize that he's a fraud.

I'm anticipating his #'s will soon fall,.

[immoderate]

12. ALERT! Ben Carson is a wacko.

Needs no other, and defies any further explanation.

--imm

[Buzz cook]

13. You may not have notice but

America has a military fetish.

[jmowreader]

14. I think you are

The guy is a religious extremist. He can't admit the Pyramids have non-Christian religious significance...hey, grain bins!

The West Point story, and also the "I was a teenage hooligan" story that's since been pronounced a lie, point at Carson's character or severe lack thereof.

[WinkyDink]

15. Lying about oneself has always trumped idiotic beliefs.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

16. The pyramid thing impacts upon the presidency because it insults and belittles a foreign culture.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/11/05/archaeologists-to-ben-carson-ancient-egyptians-wrote-down-why-the-pyramids-were-built/

It's like if the church taught him that white Europeans built the Great Wall of China, the historical and archaeological evidence proving otherwise was explained to him, and he doubled down on his "theory" anyway.

Not too hard to see how this is relevant to someone wanting to be President.

[Hortensis]

17. Maybe one is seen as faith-based, the other as a self-aggrandizing lie?

We're pretty used to giving a lot of slack to religious beliefs.

[tabasco]

18. This delusional kook would launch nuclear missiles

when his imaginary sky fairy told him to do so.

[Hortensis]

19. Yes, and depending on the situation I think we could count

over half all Americans to support or remain passive over the murder of billions in a religious war. Pew said 30 million are specifically awaiting and supporting Armageddon.

[tabasco]

20. Many delusional people believe they would be among the "chosen survivors" of a nuclear holocaust.

Humans have not evolved far enough to reject destructive superstitions.

I doubt that the species will survive.

[Hortensis]

21. I've read a lot of Christians used to be significantly more realistic about

the effects of a nuclear war -- and thus frightened, while today's versions, fundamentalists particularly, feel that their special relation with God would somehow make fallout, nuclear winter, etc., not a problem for THEM.

As for the species, I expect it will survive, but if we don't somehow keep a leash on these sorts survival could become the new priority.

[tabasco]

22. If we do not kill ourselves with nuclear bombs,

our destruction of the natural world has earned us a death sentence. The sad thing about it is that we are taking along so many wonderful and beautiful creatures with us.

[Hortensis]

23. :) IMO, earned, shmerned. We ARE part of the natural world,

just badly out of balance. That happens all the time with other animals that overmultiply, leading to dieoff from starvation, disease, etc.

We'll either get ourselves in better balance, or the rest of nature will force it. Both are actually happening now to some degree, the first very weakly and belatedly of course. A big move to sustainable development is definitely being encouraged by global warming, diminishing supplies of fresh water where we need them, etc.

My only comfort for the tragedy we're inflicting on other animals is that many dedicated people are storing genetic material for species we may one day be able to bring back from extinction.

[tabasco]

25. Well, consider what the dinosaurs said.

"Asteroid, shmasteroid."

[Hortensis]

27. LOL.

[Bluenorthwest]

26. For the same reasons people think it's ok for the Pope to say 'religious' nasty things about LGBT

when the same people would not think that was ok for a secular person. 'Oh he's the Pope, what do you expect of course he believes in demons but he must lead us on climate change because he is scientist and always right!!!'

[Arugula Latte]

28. IOKIYAR

It's Okay If You Are Religious

[mr blur]

29. Yeah, but . . . Jesus!