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Re:Time to talk about why so many postgrads have poor mental... by z3t4 on Sunday April 01, 2018 @04:13AM (#16727307)
I'm not saying all education systems are perfect, I'm sure they can be improved. And problems are not solved by education alone, you need a engineering/scientific mindset, that you only get from higher education, or acquired by self study and inquisitivity. The opposite is ignorance, which can be a bliss, but it will not help solve conflicts and problems.
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Re:Time to talk about why so many postgrads have poor mental... by noobly on Monday April 09, 2018 @12:50PM (#16794684)
There are no formal prerequisites to maintaining peace and avoiding war, and I don't think a formal education or a "scientific mindset" is of much help here. Further, the opposite of a scientific mindset is not ignorance, for the opposite of ignorance is awareness, and awareness is not synonymous with the ambiguous 'scientific mindset'.

I believe one could argue rather successfully that we need more poets, painters, cinematographers, musicians and artist of all shades and stripes over scientist if peace is the ultimate goal.

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Re:Time to talk about why so many postgrads have poor mental... by icelancer on Sunday April 01, 2018 @05:16AM (#16727452)
>> you need a engineering/scientific mindset

Another citation required. Liberal arts and philosophy majors aren't useful in spreading world peace? Ancient historians would strenuously disagree.

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Re:Time to talk about why so many postgrads have poor mental... by eli_gottlieb on Sunday April 01, 2018 @10:01AM (#16728284)
Ancient liberal arts and philosophy majors have generally considered war one of the highest, noblest human callings.
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Re:Time to talk about why so many postgrads have poor mental... by peoplewindow on Sunday April 01, 2018 @05:32AM (#16727497)
Communist dictators throughout history have been highly education engineers. I don't think you can say engineering degree = peace.
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