This would explain a lot. A leading geneticist says that humans are getting dumber and more emotionally unstable.
Would you be surprised to hear that the human race is slowly becoming dumber, and dumber? Despite our advancements over the last tens or even hundreds of years, some ‘experts’ believe that humans are losing cognitive capabilities and becoming more emotionally unstable. One Stanford University researcher and geneticist, Dr. Gerald Crabtree, believes that our intellectual decline as a race has much to do with adverse genetic mutations. But there is more to it than that.
According to Crabtree, our cognitive and emotional capabilities are fueled and determined by the combined effort of thousands of genes. If a mutation occurred in any of of these genes, which is quite likely, then intelligence or emotional stability can be negatively impacted. …
Further, the geneticist explains that people with specific adverse genetic mutations are more likely than ever to survive and live amongst the ‘strong.’ Darwin’s theory of ‘survival of the fittest’ is less applicable in today’s society, therefore those with better genes will not necessarily dominate in society as they would have in the past.
The article goes on to point a finger at fluoride, food and pesticides for declining intelligence. There was no mention of pop culture or the intention dumbing down of society that’s been going on for decades.
H/T to Bob M.
dumber – and dumberer !
here is a quote from DailyKos on the Second Amendment
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The constitutional right to own and carry firearms, now encoded in the United States thanks to the judicial activism of the right wing extremists of the Roberts Court, is unique among economically developed democratic nations. It stands in bloody contrast to the evolution of humanity, with all other economically developed democracies strictly regulating private ownership of firearms, and in some cases effectively banning it. But for now, in the United States, the individual right to own and carry firearms is a constitutional right. And yet, even in the United States, it is a unique constitutional right. It is an anomaly both among economically developed democracies and it is an anomaly among constitutional rights in the United States. It is, in fact, an abomination.
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always nice to know what they REALLY think.
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I think we all let out a collective “Duh!” after reading LC’s headline. The fact that The Big 0 go voted back in confirms it without a study.
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Sesame Street.
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No, not surprised….I bet those getting dumber live in Western societies—why learn to tie shoelaces when you can just buy velcro, why learn math when a calculator will do it for you, why learn to spell or use proper grammar when you can just Spellcheck, why do ANYTHING when there is a smartphone or a computer to figure it out for you, why plan to take care of yourself when the storm comes or the cruise ship has a small fire, you can just dial (on your smartphone) for help from a government agency instead….the human brain is exercised less and less these days, we have allowed virtual reality far too much space in our lives and we’re paying for it….Atlantis, anyone??
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