http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2008/3/31/134922/297 There's been plenty of <a rel="nofollow" href="http://allphilosophy.com/topic/show/1658">discussion</a> about the topic in the past, but maybe it's worth reexamining.  <p> There's plenty to suggest that the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.populistamerica.com/the_dumbing_down_of_the_american_mind">dumbing-down of Americans</a> is showing no signs of letting up.  My grandparents (turn of the last century) were plenty smart with 8th-grade educations, and my parents (1920s) did pretty well with <a en-us Tue, 1 Apr 2008 06:44:43 EST string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/