(May 7, 2017 at 3:56 pm)Grandizer Wrote:(May 7, 2017 at 2:17 pm)KUSA Wrote: I'm not sure if humans are actually smarter than our ancestors 2000 years ago. We certainly are much better informed. No doubt about that.
Being better informed often means becoming "smarter". Neuroplasticity and all.
There were some brilliant minded people in ancient times. They didn't have access to the information we do now but that doesn't mean they weren't smart.