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Old 02-10-2010, 10:01 PM   #58
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Originally Posted by zerospinboson View Post
There is more than enough research that links working consistently below your previously-received level of education with cognitive decline, yes. This is not to say that reading a single fluff novel will make you retarded, but I don't think that's what the quoted author was trying to say.
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There is no reason to expect that "different material" will only reliably expand horizons when you vary both the subject and the quality; varying the former should be more than sufficient.
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I have to agree, all good points.

As an aside, would it not have been more more straightforward, if you had chosen the moniker "standingstillbison," with the correct spelling?

(I know, I know..., I just couldn't resist....)
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