Re: [OM] OT: Computers

[Gregg Iverson]

Andrew,

Do or did Australia have debating teams in school?  We used to have them in 
High School.  That seems to have disappeared in the US.  One of the 
desirable outcomes that resulted in past generations of college graduates 
was the ability to attack an idea and not the individual presenting it.  I 
see less of that happening in educational circles today.
Gregg

> > Basically it just boils down to piss poor education. People simply aren't
> >receiving the requisite training (education) to develop the sort of mental
> >discipline needed to do better intellectually in a world as complex and
> >demanding as the one we live in. It should be intuitive that when our
> >intellectual processes break down one of the first positions of fallback
> >is going to be our emotions, and at that juncture you're playing with fire.
> > Tris
>
> If only. Education is not some magic bullet. Most people receive an
> education designed to pass on a belief and value structure. Most people
> want vocational training, rather than education - it's more 'userful.' Most
> receipients simply don't have the mental furniture to deal with complex
> arguments in an objective manner and so genuine criticism sideslips into
> mere cynicism and scepticism. Most philosophers live dangerously - like my
> former lunchtime companion Peter Singer at Princeton.
> AndrewF
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