We are born creative geniuses but the educational system dumbs us down, according to NASA scientists.

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[–]HibikiBlackCaudillo[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Since education plays a huge role in people's social and ethical development, I though people could find this interesting.

A study done by NASA scientists found that creativity can be dumbed down by education. I think this is all intentional and is part of the capitalist model, the idea is to completely crack people until they become worker ants for the ruling class and give up trying to fix society.

[–]chadwickofwv 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I agree, except that isn't capitalism. It is the beginnings of fascism. To be more specific, in this case it is the beginning of communism.

[–]HibikiBlackCaudillo[S] 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

It is a 100% capitalist system, I'm not saying that capitalism always has to degenerate into this but it is the capitalist model that the Jesuits have always wanted to implement, turning people into mindless worker ants while they develop the technology that will merge people with machines.

[–]Druullus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

that's ridiculous!

[–]Druullus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

...or those collectivists, i.e. socialists, fascists etc?

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

So we either have people growing up with paint all over their faces, or we have education, which creates heart surgeons, Mar's lander programs and modern machines to make our lives easier. Which would be better if I had a tooth ache I wonder?

[–]Druullus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

One doesn't need to be creative in order to develop technology/make discoveries etc?

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Exactly my point. All you need is the logical expansion of a scientific base. Best taught in schools where young people are sorted by their aptitude. The system isn't perfect but it's better that the free for all creative nature of a dark age where no one is even taught to read or write and the worst elements of the youth end up migrating to roving bandit gangs. Sort of what like you have in East LA and Detroit etc etc.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

By repeatedly solving the most obvious problem with the most obvious solution, anything can be done. It isn't very efficient, but it works, and only the bare minimum creativity is required.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

How many heart surgeons does it create? Some people are just harder to break.