Reply #71: I believe you have struck a chord, deseo...

[rasputin1952]

There are highly educated people that could never learn the finer aspects of a socket wrench, but they would be more than happy to analyze said wrench, take it apart, see what makes it work. But those with true intellect are the ones that can use the tools around them, whether they be hand tools, or mental tools.

I have known a great number of people in my time, and I came to a conclusion years ago in the Army; "I don't care how smart you are, can you shoot"?

There are always times to discuss the finer intellectual matters of life and the universe during chow, or sitting in the latrine for that matter....but if we get into a fire-fight, you damn sure better know how to shoot; elsewise, we may not be having any intellectual conversations in the future.

Education is fine, I have known many an educated idiot, they just have paper to prove it. I have an IQ of 142, who cares? My brother has a higher IQ than I, who cares? bush has an MBA, I don't care about the degree, but I do care that he is an idiot. Idiots, or worse, educated idiots are the bane of mankind. For the neo-cons, their worst nightmare is an intelligent woman, this is why they hate Hillary. Not because of her Law degree, but because of her intelligence, and her ability to use it. She scares these people to death.

BTW, I have a GED I earned in the Army....all of the rest of my formal training, was in disciplines I found interesting. I never went for a degree, and probably never will. I respect educated intellectuals, but I despise educated fools or hypocrites.

Live life the best you can, and learn how to grow your own food. The greatest library in the world, will feed your mind, but you'll die of starvation while getting the synapses of your brain to function correctly. A combination of both is perfect.

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