On 01/24/2014 01:01 PM, [email protected] wrote: > [a wait-for-the-compile rant!]
[a wait-for-my-subconscious-to-churn-something-else response] > I'm not sure I agree that there is a difference [1] ... > > [1] It seems to me most worthwhile things come from curiosity, > skepticism, and hard work. That's an individual-level property. At > the end of the day, an education can't put it in you, but it can show > you people that do have these properties. Can you commit to the idea that being placed in one context can take you down entirely different paths than you would have taken in some other context? If so, can you also accept the speculation that the large majority of people are [would be] curious and hard-working as long as they're provided with an adequate safety net? If so, then perhaps we can conclude that the _salient_ factor is the skepticism. I.e. the thing that distinguishes an "educated" person from a "trained" person is solely that the former are skeptical. If not... well, I tried. ;-) -- ⇒⇐ glen ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
