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Talk:Counterexamples to an Old Earth (view source)
Revision as of 21:58, June 20, 2011
, 21:58, June 20, 2011the English language has a wiki-like quality that enables it to build on prior improvements. For example, once "free speech" becomes a term, it facilitates many more insightful terms
:::: Technology -- and language -- build on what exists. Yes, dumb people improve both. I don't know why that would be so difficult to understand.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:33, 19 June 2011 (EDT)
:::: Technology -- and language -- build on what exists. Yes, dumb people improve both. I don't know why that would be so difficult to understand.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:33, 19 June 2011 (EDT)
:::::Bear in mind also that there are more people around than there were in the past. Yes, technology is increasing more rapidly than it used to, but that is a result of the combined efforts of billions of people - and existing technology allows more time for advancement by increasing the efficiency of menial tasks that took up a lot of time in other eras.--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 17:42, 20 June 2011 (EDT)
:::::Bear in mind also that there are more people around than there were in the past. Yes, technology is increasing more rapidly than it used to, but that is a result of the combined efforts of billions of people - and existing technology allows more time for advancement by increasing the efficiency of menial tasks that took up a lot of time in other eras.--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 17:42, 20 June 2011 (EDT)
::::::Well put. Note also that the English language has a wiki-like quality that enables it to build on prior improvements. For example, once "free speech" becomes a term, it facilitates many more insightful terms.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 17:58, 20 June 2011 (EDT)
== People are getting less intelligent over time. ==
== People are getting less intelligent over time. ==