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Originally Posted by corndog
Being "educated" doesn't bring wisdom - only that you believe what you were taught is right. I am of the opinion that you are wrong in much of what you believe.
Higher education.  |
The thing about education, critical thought, and peer-reviewed studies, is that they're all open and out there for critique. It's science.
Someone publishes something, and it's there for the entire world to dispute and challenge the findings. That's how we get smarter. The information is constantly getting better.
That's the difference between my model and yours. An educated self-reflective person will always use the best information presented to them.
If something runs contrary to their moral belief system, they'll examine it rather than simply dismiss it.
By no means do I think a piece of paper indicates who is educated and who isn't. Some of the greatest minds didn't have their PhDs. A lot of people with PhDs are also idiots.
With that said, if someone is presented with information they have two choices. They can either attain more information (become educated) or they can simply dismiss it as stupid because they do not understand it. The vast majority of people disagreeing here can't even make a coherent argument for why it's "bad." They just call people names which literally adds nothing.