Think about it

Throughout the centuries there have been great thinkers and brilliant minds. Those that seem to gain a special understanding of the world and its' environs. There have been those that were great inventors and scholars. We quote these people and study their texts. We admire and marvel at their accomplishments. The majority of this happening before the Internet. We have had computers in one form or another for centuries, but the Internet is fairly new. Didn't Al Gore invent it ? LOL All this knowledge and information at our fingertips. It is a beautiful thing.

I was wondering though how much great thinking would have taken place if the internet were around back then. Would the great thinkers have been thinking, or playing video games ? Would Abraham Lincoln have lain by the fireplace studying his letters ? Probably not, might have been playing words with friends instead.

I really like the internet and the convenience of it all. Type a few words or a phrase into the search block and off you go. What could be easier. Sorry Mr. Dewey you're decimal system is just lame.

My one complaint is the ease of distraction that comes with this internet. I get so easily sidetracked. The time goes by and I still haven't found the answer I was looking for because something else got in the way. Focus is hard to maintain. 

There are times when we need to just shut the computer off and think. A little downtime does the soul a world of good. Would Plato or Socrates have taken the time to meditate the great questions ? The worlds' library is at our fingertips. Just reading the books does not gain knowledge however. One needs to understand the lesson. And understanding takes time and thought. That is true with knowledge and life. We all need to just think about it.