Thinking?

     As technological advances accelerate, and, increasingly people have the world at their fingertips, I wonder if we are losing our ability to think. Particularly with younger adults I observe an ability to use technology that my generation will never have. At the same time they seem to have little critical thinking ability. If the media says that every weather related occurrence is a result of global warming then they accept this without hesitation.  Or if assertions are made that wealthier people have gotten their riches in some unethical or illegal manner this is widely accepted. I hear the phrase "social justice" on a regular basis but have never had anyone offer a practical definition even though they all desire it. They don't seem to question.
     Now i realize that few had the advantage of a dad who posed, and expected answers to questions like, "if you were stranded on a desert island and could have three people with you; who would they be and why?" every night of the week. We were systematically taught to consider alternatives to problems or questions, and not simply accept whatever we heard.
     What is sobering is the observation that many younger people do not think on a deeper level despite all the information that they have instant access to, and, do not have an interest in learning from those who do. Will they gain perspective over the course of time? One hopes so.
     Ultimately all true wisdom and knowledge come from Christ as Colossians 2:3 asserts, "in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." Yet even younger Christians are not immune from the phenomenon I describe. For clarity, I do not in any way doubt their intelligence. What i question is their use or lack thereof of the brains that God has provided.