Columbia University has fallen

[Blaine91555]

Unlikely it will happen.
Why do you say children are incapable of basic thinking skills?

Not thinking skills. "Critical thinking" skills.

The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain that we use for our critical thinking skills. It does not fully develop until we are around 25 years old, which is part of the reason young adults make so many bad decisions and are so easily manipulated. Even in the face of hard facts teens and young adults often make decisions that are not logical, reasonable or rational. Of course we are all in denial about that until we become mature adults.

What I said was tongue in cheek. "The more I read and watch about what's happening in universities like Columbia, the more I think we should test the water for nerve agents that target the prefrontal cortex. How did we produce so many children who are incapable of basic critical thinking skills. Sigh."

At college age none of us are yet fully capable of making difficult life decisions. We often make bad decisions based on emotional reactions. I did not literally mean we should check the water for nerve agents.

Edited to add...
What I said above is well known by evil men, like Hitler for instance and why he went after the youth to manipulate and literally brainwash them. They are easier to control. No intelligent adult believes that the Jews are evil just because they are Jews. Hitler knew his crap was lies, but using it he got what he wanted.