Between the GMO's mutations on our genes, to the sodium fluoride/aspartame diets, our human race on the cellular levels are becoming more retarded with each generation. Just look around if you're too lazy to research proof in the studies.

The further we get from "nature/natural" living, the worse we are going to get, until our cells adapt fully to this new environment. The air right now is breathable, somewhat, to us all, but take a man or woman from 200 years ago and plop them in Los Angeles, and they'll be dead from respiratory illness in a matter of days.

At the end of the day, our cells will adapt and live on. Whatever they throw at us, we will adapt and survive as a species. In our lifetimes and the next, it's going to be hard dealing with the devolution and the talking monkeys all around.

Interesting to see other's perspective. Our generation has grown to be so dependent on technology. That's not necessarily a bad thing. There's so much information to store, maintain and utilize that we gather. Aren't we advancing in all fields? The medical field is advancing.
One thing is for sure, technology sure is getting smarter.

I could not argue against this, even if my life depended on it. :lol

The world is a crazy place!

Originally posted by JibbyJedi
At the end of the day, our cells will adapt and live on. Whatever they throw at us, we will adapt and survive as a species. In our lifetimes and the next, it's going to be hard dealing with the devolution and the talking monkeys all around.

I don't think I could agree more with this. Unfortunately, with the studies being downplayed, GMO's mutations are just beginning. As you said, "the further we get from 'nature/natural' living, the worse we are going to get" and let's hope they do adapt to the new environment. Especially for those of us in the U.S.

Not all people are getting dumber, only the ones exposed to certain foods and chemistry they cannot eat. All foods are drugs, chemicals in certain configurations. Everyone has different genetic sensitivities, some have allergies to foods, others have metabolic issues with foods, and others haven't gained the ability to properly digest all foods. Straightening out the diet will allow the brain to grow back to it's proper operating conditioning over a couple of months to a year. I can't tell you what to eat, I can eat things my own wife can't eat and she can eat things I can't eat. Men and women have always eaten different throughout history, they can't change that in a few generations.

If you want to increase the clarity of thought, you need to test things on your own. Many foods have a doping effect, there are many types of doping. You can calm yourself with foods, you can make more adrenaline with foods. You can be full of energy all day long and eat something when you go home to relax. Most people already know of this but knowing why it happens and how these things effect other bodily functions is what I study. I study the antidotes for the chemistry, just eat a certain food and the side effect goes away. Spices are important as are cooking practices. Our ancestors knew these things, at least some of them did. If this is knowledge is not passed on from generation to generation than we have gone backwards.

Yes we have gone backwards. We put our trust in others to study our diets not realizing that they can't test everyone. Eating the wrong foods can cause a lot of problems, not just the chemical additives are a problem. Everyone needs to test these things themselves, I have studied the effect of foods on consciousness a lot. Drinking high sugar drinks can give you some of the same effects as alcohol does. You can be drunk without even knowing it. Most of the fructose gets absorbed in the stomach and turns to acetyl aldehyde. This chemical can cause a drunkening effect in most people because we can't detox it fast enough. With the glucose energy build and the drunken effect we make more mistakes unless the brain can detox or the liver can process the fructose.

Most of our common sense can be regained in a short period. If we desire to change. It is fun living in blissful ignorance sometimes. Actually it is fun living that way all the time.

From what I can tell, this claim may only be partially true.

Essentially we are taking a very limited slice of information out of context and are making sweeping generalizations as a result.

Data can be interpreted in many ways after all, relativity.

But then again maybe it is true, look how quickly people believe this crap just because a guy with a degree said it. Maybe we are getting dumber.
Maybe we were always this dumb?

Hard to tell considering we have almost no data in the first place.

Originally posted by isyeye
Just think about how dumb future generations may be.

Invalid post; considering the time we even reach these genetic/biological mutations (which the Stanford geneticist, says is 3000 years till most people have it), we'll have traversed any intellectual roadblocks with technology. All our research is pointing towards not only eventual biological immortality, but enhanced mental functions like we can't begin to imagine. The merging of man and technology -- the next step of evolution that will put any of these "humans are getting dumber" claims to rest.

Sorry but your dreams of a world like Idiocracy won't be coming true...

speak for yourself

Da wat ya talking about we be fine ...OOOOMgawa! me a degree and master's ...me no dumd...have to go now eat raw deer meat!

The human standard of intelligence only applies to humans. Were not getting dumber. "Dumb" is subjective.