「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoMaybe most of society doesn't have much critical thinking because those who get those "critical thinking" genes go crazy from overthinking things and therefore fail to pass on the genes.message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down125
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareMaybe most of society doesn't have much critical thinking because those who get those "critical thinking" genes go crazy from overthinking things and therefore fail to pass on the genes.「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarequalia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoEvidence that may contradict your claim is that the average worldwide IQ increases by 3 points every 10 years. So the species appears to slowly be getting smarter. Dumbness may just be more noteworthy in our culture.
minus-squarecrandlecan@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoThe upward trend by now has reversed
Evidence that may contradict your claim is that the average worldwide IQ increases by 3 points every 10 years. So the species appears to slowly be getting smarter. Dumbness may just be more noteworthy in our culture.
The upward trend by now has reversed