I wonder if by now it's worth considering in information-theoretic terms how the evolution of "academe" tends to result in universes in which most and possibly all information becomes increasingly self-referential and redundant ie uncreative. I don't know if the current "scandal" involving the massive fraud in student assignments to which most Oz unis have turned a blind eye - and presumably will continue to self-servingly turn a blind eye - fascinates you, but I can't help thinking this kind of thing necessarily results somehow. Has this ever happened before in history? I mean, when before has an entire (usually non-anglo) student cohort been able to get someone else to write their assignment, pass their course - even though they might have difficulty sitting a basic English test - and collect their degree? Is it the Anthropic Principle? It's definitely inflation of one sort or another. The reason it's inflation is because it introduces the incentive to keep pushing the academic ceiling of "qualifiability" for this or that profession higher to allow the universities to charge ever higher fees amongst a clearly openly cheating student population. Maybe Darwin has the answer. But it also means that a PhD is increasingly a meaningless bauble. It also means via MWI that because it is possible it has already happened, therefore we should acknowledge that at times throughout history there is a "brake" applied to the anthropic gathering of knowledge by system-cheats.
Question: in evolutionary terms, what is a "system-cheat"? Shouldn't we be studying this more? There is a clear advantage in being one... Kim Jones B. Mus. GDTL Email: [email protected] [email protected] Mobile: 0450 963 719 Phone: 02 93894239 Web: http://www.eportfolio.kmjcommp.com "Never let your schooling get in the way of your education" - Mark Twain -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
