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INFORMEDDEBATE
For some, yes; for others it may
make them appear smarter
because they just have to click
on the appropriate application
and voilà.
—John Thompson
Technology simply allows us to
(erroneously) believe that everyone can have an opinion, and that
opinion—no matter how factually
wrong—is valid. Technology isn’t
making us smarter; it’s enabling us
to be stupid.
—Cara Katterhagen
As much as the internet has
become a useful tool, it has also
created a situation where we tend
to let it do for us rather than do for
ourselves and learn in the process.
—David Stratton
Life experience and self-learning
are the best teaching tools. I look at
technology as a supplemental aid.
—Michael Foster
Just like everything in life it is not
a “one size fits all.” Technology, in
and of itself, does not make anyone smarter. One must be open to
learning and applying new information to become smarter, and technology can certainly facilitate that.
—Truth Renaissance
In some ways yes and in others no.
I remember I used to know everyone in my life’s phone number by
heart. Now, thanks to smartphones,
my own husband doesn’t even
know my number.
—Andrea Humphrey
Having information is one thing and
experiencing something is another.
Unless information is obtained by
experience or by putting in some
effort, it can never be converted
into knowledge. That is what the
gap is today.
—Sandeep Garg
Is technology
making us
smarter?
ADVANCES IN computing technology and the internet are making us
smarter, some folks say. Others argue that having so much information
at our ;ngertips can encourage mental laziness and ;ll us with false or
misleading information.
What do you think?
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