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Judging from the poll responses, it's a case of ignorance vs. actual knowledge with the ignorant encompassing the masses.

How anyone with any rational thought can choose "Yes" here is beyond me. In Einstein's day it took a genius to perform Calculus - now High School seniors have the ability. We're always expanding and advancing our knowledge at a faster rate, IQ exams modified yearly, expansion of technology degrees (degrees in general really), etc.

"After uncovering one of the most intriguing mysteries surrounding intelligence research — that each generation has significantly higher I.Q. scores than the previous one" [Flynn on the past 50 years]

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