cogadh: Why do we call them smartphones when all they seem to do is make us dumber? Seriously, I used to actually know things, now I just Google things.
But the more you Google, the more you know. It just seems like you know less because now you see all the information out there that you don't know and compare it to what you do know. It's a tool, just like an encyclopedia, that makes it even easier to discover new things.
Heck, even when organized writing was invented, there were people who protested against it, believing it made people stupid since everyone was taught at the time to commit things to memory. All the great epic of old were handed down as an oral tradition. While possibly true that we don't memorize as much as we used to, it's undeniable that writing has shaped us as a culture and provided a tool for humanity to learn accurately from previous generations.
You never stop learning in life no matter how intelligent you are. The smartest ones are the ones who never stop seeking.
...and that was my philosophical moment for the day. And now, for some gratuitous fart jokes!