re: #400 Naso Tang

Gee, so there aren’t really any dumbasses after all; they just need more time to come to the same conclusions as you. (of course I don’t mean YOU literally)

I hope that I didn’t come across as obnoxious, because I was not trying to claim some sort of special knowledge. I was just referring to the principles of logic and reason, which are most definitely learned behaviors. My point was about *how* people should think, not what conclusions they should reach.

One of the most memorable quotes I heard came from my grandfather-in-law years ago, when my toddler daughter was throwing a tantrum at his house. In response to an apology of sorts, he reassured, “All children start as animals. It’s your job as parents to teach them to be human beings.”

People ARE animals. The behaviors that separate us from animals are all learned. If society only focuses on teaching people how to behave (laws) and not as much on how to think (education), then we as a species will never amount to much more than very clever apes.

If you can’t tell, I’m very biased towards math and science.