Is our generation smarter than Einstein's?

[PhoenixSky88]

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mas smarter jud ang present generation na to,,,, hmmmmm.....

daghan wala na buhat ug na imbento ang past i think.....

[yhokz101]

the evolution of our brain.. then who knows we are really getting smarter than those people in the past. It's just that we are unable to use our brain efficiently.

[jofer]

major discoveries and breakthroughs of the present existed because past discoveries shed light or gave an idea.definitely we are evolving and getting smarter.i just hope its for the better purpose.

[wooden_heart]

the one who introduced mathematics, physics, and other sciences ang mas bryt, the old ones.... ang karon nga geniuses used only what the oldskol guys have made.

[silent-kill]

of course we are better off, than Einstein's generation humanity's summation of knowledge always adds up it doesn't decrease.

[hexo]

You are committing fallacy of the single cause.

Fallacy of the single cause - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The fallacy of the single cause, also known as joint effect or causal oversimplification, is a logical fallacy of causation that occurs when it is assumed that there is a single, simple cause of an outcome when in reality it may have been caused by a number of only jointly sufficient causes.

-RODION

my bad prof, i misinterpreted the thread starter's question. I thought he meant to ask if our generation was generally smarter than Einstein himself, not einstein's generation.

Basically, by your statement, you're suggesting that right now, at this very moment, the world is full of dumb people (i.e. people during Einstein's time are smarter), and it's because of these dumb people, the world "sucks".

duh? ... just kidding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_tZKx5Myzs

[pusang_iring]

I think people are equating intelligence with achievements, which is kind of unfair.

I think this generation is smarter (but only by standing in the giant's shoulder), but scientific achievements just become harder. As an illustration, if you put some number of needles in some haystack, the first generation of 'needle finders' will always find the most number of needles and becomes less and less with subsequent generation. In a sea of knowledge, human beings can only discover so much.

Gone are the days when brilliant discoveries could be made by a lone scientist. We could say most things that could be discovered by one man and with limited tools are already discovered. Nowadays, we need collaboration and 'big' tools like LHC to discover something new.

[rodsky]

I think people are equating intelligence with achievements, which is kind of unfair.

I think this generation is smarter (but only by standing in the giant's shoulder), but scientific achievements just become harder. As an illustration, if you put some number of needles in some haystack, the first generation of 'needle finders' will always find the most number of needles and becomes less and less with subsequent generation. In a sea of knowledge, human beings can only discover so much.

Gone are the days when brilliant discoveries could be made by a lone scientist. We could say most things that could be discovered by one man and with limited tools are already discovered. Nowadays, we need collaboration and 'big' tools like LHC to discover something new.

IMHO, best post in this thread so far.

-RODION

[squal_ai]

I think dili na nato malalis kung kinsa ang smarter na generation sauna bah o ang karon kay ang sauna gud sila man ang silbing nag open sa isa ka theory or invention kita karon atong gi implement ug atong gi manipulate nga mas mo high tech pa. Mura rah gud ug evolution theory (Charles Darwin & Alfred Russel Wallace) dili nato mahimo ang mga technology karon if dili sa mga theory sa mga naguna nato. Unya dili sad ma successful ilang mga theories ug inventions sa mga unang tao if dili nato eh expand karon.. C:

[cromagnon]

its all about thinking out of the box ,,...

dghan pa kaaug kinahang lan ma discover/ma invent ..

solar panels
space elevator
storm detector
genetics - agriculture
medical advancement
solutions to global warming

not to mention we should be ready for any natural disaster ,
including kung naay asteroid padung nato . do we have the technology??