Part of an education is learning theory of science, analytical methods, best practices and scientific reasoning. At least that’s part of a higher education in Denmark.

I’m sure people without degrees can learn in this on their own, but they are much less likely to have done so. So why would I bother taking the risk?

It’s about probability. People with no degrees are a bigger risk than people with degrees. That doesn’t mean there aren’t people without degrees who aren’t better, but it does mean I won’t allocate the resources it takes to find them.

I’m not looking for the best candidate, I’m looking for a good candidate.

Not sure how well he's thought that one through.