[abailey3313]

Originally Posted by MorseMoose

Here's my test, I ask my sister, "Do you know who Rafael Palmerio is?" She will definitely say, "No." I'll say, "He has over 500 HRs in the Major Leagues." She'll say, "Oh."

I ask my sister, "Do you know who Barry Bonds is?" She will definitely say, "Yes." I'll say, "He has over 700 HRs in the Major Leagues." She will definitely say, "Yeah, but he took steroids."

My sister is smart and knows a bit about sports. But she doesn't know about Rafael Palmerio. I feel it will be the same in 100 years. People will see the stats, but forget the stories. Not everyone...but a large number.

Eh, this is kind of a throwing the baby out with the bath water argument. "Because its possible that some segment of the population 100 years into the future will not have memorized 100% of the facts..."