• In 1949, Popular Mechanics made the bold prediction that someday a computer could weigh less than one ton. An iPad weighs 0.73 pounds. • U.S. life expectancy at birth has increased from 39 years in 1800 to 79 years today. • The average American retires at age 62. One hundred years ago, the average American died at age 51. • In 1952, 38,000 people contracted polio in the U.S. In 2012, there were fewer than 300 cases in the entire world. • Almost no homes had a refrigerator in 1900. Today you can get one in a car. • The average new home now has more bathrooms than occupants. • Relative to wages, the price of food has dropped 90 percent since the 19th century. • A three-minute phone call from New York City to San Francisco cost $341 in 1915. Today many providers allow you to make such a call for free. • In 1950, nearly 40 percent of Americans didnt have a telephone. Today there are 500 million Internet-connected devices in the U.S., averaging 5.7 per household. • While technology is changing our lives, human nature remains the same. The Bible is as relevant today as when it was first inspired. Technology is improving our lives, but Scripture improves our souls. ——— Jim Denison
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:15:47 +0000
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