(February 22, 2017 at 7:42 pm)KUSA Wrote:(February 22, 2017 at 4:29 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: One theory on this, the one I hold to, is that the human brain is shrinking because it's rewiring itself, becoming denser and more efficient so a smaller brain can hold more information, not because we're becoming more stupid.
Don't flatter yourself and everyone else. People are getting dumber by the generation. Look at how smart a lot of ancient people were. Look at how stupid 99% of us are now.
While that narrative is tempting, especially for a teacher like me, J.R. Flynn disagrees...
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
