At 7:58 AM -0600 11/19/07, Louis Schmier wrote: >Way back in the mid-fifties, a study was done that concluded the >average American would read less than one whole book for pleasure in >her or his life time. > >Way back in 1926, a huge protest arose against radio with the claim >that it was corrupting people's willingness to read and would >consequently destroy their imagination. It's the same outcry that >was heard against that "boob tube" called television as it became >popular in the mid fifties. And, now comes the computer.
Thus supporting the claim that mass media has been producing a decrease in reading frequency and ability over at least the last 80 years. -- The best argument against Intelligent Design is that fact that people believe in it. * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Psychology Dept Minnesota State University * * 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 * * http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~pkbrando/ * ---
