Thanks to search engines, accessing knowledge is easier, faster,
and cheaper than it has ever been before in the entire course of
human history. Ironically, some propose that the word “Saint” be
put before Google; Saint Google!
It is a well-known natural law that the functions of the tissues of
living organisms that are not used will weaken, or even disappear,
due to atrophy, while those that are frequently or consistently used
will thrive, both functionally and numerically. Therefore, because
we are a healthy human species living in the age of the Internet, it
cannot possibly be the case that our cognitive functions have
diminished. Even if there is such a thing, it must be perceived as a
pathological process and researched scientifically.