were people 700 years ago way smarter than today?

[raaaid]

i studied in literature juglars knew perfectly memorized word to word several chaints and check their size:

http://amediavoz.com/cantardemiocid.htm

more than that, they didnt have paper then so just by listening to it several times from the juglar master should sufice

and compare with todays:



i think we as human are seriously devolving but we dont notice for were doing it all at the same time and slowly

well no wonder, i have deodorant with aluminum air with lead from fuel, teeth cavity feelings with mercury and i smoke cause i saw superman as akid and now cant quit

i think all kind of poisons should be banned

[Das Attorney]

Does she know the sign in front of her says "Gaylord"?

[raaaid]

tinfoilhaton:

thats something timetravellers do ,for example theres a time line where if i was peaced at you id say something like love you or love off

[tk471138]

Originally Posted by Das Attorney

Does she know the sign in front of her says "Gaylord"?

priceless! was thinking the same thing



back in the day in order to be smart one generally had to make an effort unlike today where everyone is in these public schools and are force fed information...

now a days their are so many specializations and different types of knowledge exist its hard to say what is smart...is some physics professor who knows all the generally useless shit smart? does going to college make you smart? does have street smarts and survival skills smart? just go to any 3 or 4th year college class their are alot of idiots who will eventually get their 4 year degree...and some maybe higher..

also most of these really smart people in todays society probably wouldnt survive a week if they somehow went back to 700 years ago (for various reasons)...does that make them smart...

[theOden]

Would anyone here dare to define "smart"?

[raaaid]

Originally Posted by theOden

Would anyone here dare to define "smart"?

im paying attention to the memory issue

check the memory juglars had 700 years ago as to memorize this withouth even being written:

http://amediavoz.com/cantardemiocid.htm

forexample i cant have a right view of my position in life for i forgot most clues

[Skoshi Tiger]

Interesting report on the news today.

Apparently in Australia women (on average) have been suffering from iodine deficiencies over the last 20 years or so.

Lack of iodine in pregnant women leads to less of a certain hormone that can lead to learning difficulties in their offspring.

So I guess all of the benefit of removing lead from our fuels twenty odd years ago has been offset by health campaigns to lower salt consumption! (non-iodized salt being common)

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by theOden

Would anyone here dare to define "smart"?

Smart: The ability to learn from experiences that you have had yourself, or the idiotic errors of your fellow humans

[Oldschool61]

Yes we are devolving thanks to religion!

[swiss]

Originally Posted by raaaid

well no wonder, i have deodorant with aluminum air with lead from fuel, teeth cavity feelings with mercury and i smoke cause i saw superman as akid and now cant quit

i think all kind of poisons should be banned

Sometimes I think you should be banned.
It's not my fault you can't quit addictive habits, it's just because you're so dang weak - where we can close the loop: I don't care.
I smoke and I drink -and I am more than fine with it. My body, my choice, my destiny.

Btw:
1.
Shaving foam contains aluminum sulfate too, probably the stuff you call aluminum-"air".
2.
Amalgam fillings are really dangerous! You should chew some aluminum foil to neutralize the toxic side-effects.