[鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma]|[alt: 黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui]@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 28 days agoThe increase in literacy rates around the world is perhaps one of the most beautiful occurance of the past 100 years, perhaps the most beautiful thing in the entire history of humanity.message-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up188arrow-down1message-squareThe increase in literacy rates around the world is perhaps one of the most beautiful occurance of the past 100 years, perhaps the most beautiful thing in the entire history of humanity.[鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma]|[alt: 黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui]@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 28 days agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefonix232@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·28 days agoIt would be great, but sadly the increase of literacy did not come with an increase in critical thinking, or reasoning skills. As Qui-Gon Jinn said: the ability to speak (or, in this case, read) does not make you intelligent.
It would be great, but sadly the increase of literacy did not come with an increase in critical thinking, or reasoning skills.
As Qui-Gon Jinn said: the ability to speak (or, in this case, read) does not make you intelligent.