Are we getting dumber?

the body is very intelligent :tongue:

 

That's my point... you can't teach intelligence.


But I do agree that the education system here is extremely flawed and that people are not taught critical thought.

 

no, other people PLACED THEM THERE. over years and years of degradation because they're pretty, suddenly they must not be smart. they're not projecting anything. you actually talk to either one of them and it's appallingly obvious they're really smart people. but people who've known them for YEARS still can't get over their own decision that they must be stupid because they're pretty. that's why they suck. their heads don't work right. and i think it's because they're insecure and self-centered. it just wouldn't be fair for someone so beautiful to be so smart.

 

ah hah. misunderstood It happens when I'm chasing my tail around a point.

It goes back to one of my earlier posts... most folks don't dig deeper, they stop at the pretty face... but now you must ask and answer *why* they do that after so much time in your specific situation... what do you think - "they suck" isn't an answer

 

it is, too. i know why they do it, i know exactly why. they suck.

 

But you can open or shut the door to its development... not everyone is einstein... but there are millions of "stupid" people in america that could have possibly cured cancer had they been properly nurtured.

The whole educational system needs a rewrite... from the ground up. Highschool needs to be career oriented, and needs to delve into where college currently does. You "need" more than highschool... why isn't it available to everyone?

 

Yes. We have access to too much passive entertainment.