[citation][nom]r0x0r[/nom]Searching the internet may make you smarter...Did they include 4chan in their research?[/citation]
4chan may not make you a idiot, but it mst certainly introduce you to the world of tentacle rape, child porn, and killing small animals brutally... Don't worry, it's mostly limited to /b/, the rest is actually somewhat respectable...
I believe the internet helps on general intelligence because the users have a extremely expansive array of information easily available to them.
Without the internet, I likely would only know any informtion related to technology from my father and school, which both are extremely limited.
The internet is a tool that, in general, is better than sliced bread.