Bad teachers and schools are making us dumb, not gadgets. Oh, and republicans are trying their damndest to make us dumb, but Google, no.

Not dumb, but we operate differently now. We are overexposed to stimuli every day. 100 yrs ago we learned a few things in our whole life.

These tools give us immediate access to more information to process, potentially making us even smarter. Bigger threat = personal isolation

I wouldn't say its making us dumb, but definitely lazy!

If the person is using it for basic facts that they should know, then yes, it is making us dumb

I think these items enhance the ability that we already have. What makes people dumb is when they use them in a car.

I think inattention to detail, and incomprehension of what we read is beginning to show, not sure why..but its happening

No and we also dont store external information. we store external information triggers. There is a big difference.

Some gadgets help, others hinder. Modern ways of obtaining information are neither all bad nor all good. Just different.

people no longer think, add or make decisions with ut a machine

They are only making knowledge more easily accessible and speeding things up.

At the end of the day we can do more with than without em, QED!