“We aren’t as smart as we think we are.”
I’d say it a little differently...ancient people weren’t as dumb as we think they were.
Correction (came to mind right after I hit “send”, naturally!)
Ancient people were *smarter* than we think.
re: “We aren’t as smart as we think we are.”
“I’d say it a little differently...ancient people weren’t as dumb as we think they were.”
I like the way you said it, too, but I do think it’s kind of both - we aren’t as smart as we think we are, and, ancient people weren’t as dumb as we think they were.