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I hope we've come at least a bit further since the renaissance. I may not understand your definition of 'further'. People are no smarter than they they were i

by bdunbar 14y ago

I hope we've come at least a bit further since the renaissance. I may not understand your definition of 'further'. People are no smarter than they they were in 1500. There are no new cultural institutions. Our toys are better, but people is still people.

troels 14y ago
Local regressions aside, I do believe that as a species, we're slowly getting smarter.
- dllthomas 14y ago
  Clearly, we are building more knowledge, which is reflected in but not encompassed by our toys.
- bdunbar 14y ago
  I'd love to see evidence that people are smarter now than 500 years ago. More education is available, certainly. But smarter ... I don't see it.