Probably in the grand scheme of things, the answer is "No"; how could such a well of information that can be had at our fingertips be a threat to intelligence? However, I'm posing the question because I find that the more hours I spend mindlessly browsing and Digging articles and checking out my feeds in Bloglines, the less I can pay focused attention to anything of substance. This includes the inability to read an entire novel or even sit through a two-hour movie...
I just started to wonder whether it was the Internet and its short, transitory nature that was to blame for my continually shrinking attention span...?
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Well, either that or , uh, how should I say this ... age!
Heh heh! Indeed, it could be age:-)
I think it is more likely... hey, what were we talking about?!?!
The Internet is a vast ocean of information (and porn) but it is only about 10 cm deep. Unfortunately you cannot compare the Internet to something like Britannica or the work of Will & Ariel Durant. Yes these works are available but do people access them or Wikipedia? We are becoming less informed even if were are no less intelligent.
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