Glenn Beck Restroing America - 2010 Pretty darn evangelical

[YumYum]

They were better educated back then (or at least those with money were). We just have more information, better access to it, and less people using it.

I think theres certain things that are missing from culture. Logic. Well reasoned debate. Respect for honorable men. The concept that a man is only as good as his word...We get all that back, and well be better than the founding fathers.

Would you say that people were more superstitious then, or now?

 

[BlackSand]

And by superstitious, do you mean religious?

If not, then this is my answer: Valid point. But thats also because they were just at the beginning stages of understanding science.

And Im referring to the rich people anyways. The founding fathers and people like that. Im ignoring the poor because they didnt really have any education whereas today, we all have an education.

Eh. My arguments losing validity. I say we all just blame the public education system, and move on.

 

[Southron]

Thankfully religion is dying, that is one of the few positive things I see going forward in this country right now.

No. Religion isn't dying. Now we worship men and the institutions of men.

 

[libertybrewcity]

The discovery of Newton's Laws alone was a more significant leap than any of the inventions you're mentioning. And most important of all, the method of discovery was formulated then.

Newton's Laws of Motion were first published in around the 1680's. He lived into the 1700's but most of his main work was done in the 1600's.

I would argue that the discovery of DNA and the process of transcription, translation, etc and mapping the human genome is more important than the laws of motion.

 

[libertybrewcity]

They were better educated back then (or at least those with money were). We just have more information, better access to it, and less people using it.

I think theres certain things that are missing from culture. Logic. Well reasoned debate. Respect for honorable men. The concept that a man is only as good as his word...We get all that back, and well be better than the founding fathers.

I believe that much of this is true, but much of this is just stuff we've seen in movies. There are still honorable men, and people still respect honorable men.

Logic and reasonable debate are much needed. I would argue that people were not better educated back then, they were more well-rounded. Today, we have so much information that you can't possibly learn everything in every subject. We are forced to specialize in one area of expertise.

 

[BlackSand]

I think were kind of being bias also. Were talking about polymaths, and about the importance of first discovery vs. the importance of combined knowledge.

Trying to rate intelligence is near impossible. Some people are gifted. I wouldnt say its any less of the population thats gifted today than it was then. It was just that it was easier to rise above the rest back then, because everyone was so pushed down.