Are people getting smarter as time goes on?

Charlie was a genius. Hayek just plagiarized his work and called it his

It seemed that way, however, as we sit here at the portal of the 21st century it appears to have reversed.

>>2516983
Quite the opposite. There are millions of fools who cannot even figure out that God's existence is necessary for the existence of this universe.

>>2516983
Yes, hence why we have less children

Long term trends seem to be dysgenic for the most part but the ruling elite are so thoroughly entrenched and so much smarter than the average person and so numerous it doesn't really seem to matter.

The opposite. Technology has allowed most people to squeak through life being dumb as rocks.

>>2516983
The average IQ among Norwegian men has been declining since 1975

>>2516983
Not really, we just think so because we're more technologically advanced than our ancestors.

>>2516993
He was the best economist in Spain at the time.

>>2516983
If so, why do we ask the same questions as the ancients and engage in the same follies?

>>2517738
>engage in the same follies
No one believes in the four humours or four elements anymore