Is Google Making us Stupid?

Hmm, is Google making us stupid? That's a toughie. One thing you need to know about me before I start rambling is that I'm VERY indecisive & not surprisingly, I don't have a straight answer to this question. Google is a very useful tool because the entire world is at your fingertips, which can be both good and bad - some of the good parts being practicality and availability.

In my opinion, people today are extremely lazy. Inventions ranging from the automatic, robot-like vacuum cleaner to pre-cooked, pre-cut and pre-made food that clutters most people's refrigerators were all designed for efficiency and convenience. That's exactly what Google is, a simpler way of obtaining information, fast. Does utilizing this tool make us stupid? No, I don't think so, I think it's very smart actually because with the fast pace of life today, time is really of the essence.

Just as in the case of the printing press, it has been thought that Google could dwindle the capacity and ability of the human brain. But we have to think, is Google's functionality and information more of an easy short-cut, or is it a tool to an enormous sea of knowledge waiting to be discovered? I, myself, see it both ways.