A look at why human intelligence has increased exponentially over the past century and how the so-called “Flynn Effect†relates to Daniel’s prophecy about the end times.
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Gordon: TODAY THE
WORLD IS MOVING AT AN
UNPRECEDENTED PACE.
NEVER BEFORE HAS THE PLANET
BEEN SO CROWDED WITH PEOPLE
RUNNING TO AND FRO AS DANIEL
PROPHECIZED.
HERE IN AMERICA, PEOPLE
SPEND 100 HOURS A YEAR JUST
GETTING TO WORK.
AND THEY WORK FOUR TIMES
MORE THAN THEY DID JUST 50
YEARS AGO.
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE
BUSIER THAN EVER.
AND STUDIES SHOW THAT OUR
BRAINS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB
KEEPING UP WITH OUR
SCHEDULES.
THE SECOND PART OF DANIEL
DANIEL'S PROPHECY SAYS IN
THE END TIMES, KNOWLEDGE
SHALL INCREASE.
THE HEBREW WORD FOR
KNOWLEDGE IMPLIES
PERCEPTION, SKILL,
DISCERNMENT, AND WISDOM.
IN THIS GENERATION, THAT
PROPHECY IS COMING TRUE.
IN THE LAST 100 YEARS,
TECHNOLOGY HAS ADVANCED
FURTHER THAN IN ALL OF THE
PREVIOUS CENTURIES
COMBINED.
WITH SATELLITES AND CELL
PHONES, AIR AND SPACE
TRAVEL, AND TV AND THE
INTERNET TO NAME JUST A
FEW.
WE'VE ALSO SEEN
UNPARALLELLED AD VABSZ
ADVANCES IN MEDICINE:
VACCINES, ANTIBIOTICS, AND
TRANSPLANTS.
WE'VE EVEN UNLOCKED GENETIC
CODE.
SCIENTISTS HAVE TAKEN THEIR
SKILLS TO A WHOLE NEW
LEVEL.
BUT THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY
ONES.
ACCORDINATHE I.Q. TEST
POINTS HAVE INCREASED EVERY
DECADE.
A PHENOMENON KNOWN AS THE
FLINT TEST.
SOMEONE WHO TOOK AN I.Q.
TEST AND SCORED IN THE TOP
5% WOULD RANK IN THE BECOME
5% TODAY.
THE SAME WAS TRUE IN 20
OTHER COUNTRIES.
AND IT IS NOT JUST THE
STUDENTS AT THE BOTTOM OF
THE CLASS WHO ARE
IMPROVING.
FLINT'S STUDY THOSE THAT THE
SMARTEST 5% OF PEOPLE ARE
GETTING EVEN SMARTER.
SO WHAT IS BEHIND THE GLOBAL
INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE?
SOME SAY IT IS BECAUSE
TODAY'S CHILDREN HAVE BETTER
NUTRITION, EDUCATION, AND
MEDICAL CARE.
KIDS TO BE BETTER
PROBLEM-SOLVERS.
NO MATTER WHAT THE REASON
ARE WE'RE SEEING THE
FULFILLMENT OF WHAT DANIEL
PROPHECIZED MORE THAN 2500
YEARS AGO.
AFTER DECADES OF RESEARCH,
EVEN FLINT HIMSELF WAS
PUZZLED BY THE STEADY RISE
OF THE HUMAN I.Q.
HERE IS HOW HE EXPLAINED IT:
"IT'S AS IF SOME UNSEEN HAND
IS PROPELLING THE SCORES UPWARD."