Posted by
Marcus G. Daniels on
Jan 24, 2014; 9:44pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Live-Q-A-with-Edward-Snowden-Thursday-23rd-January-8pm-GMT-3pm-EST-tp7584887p7584895.html
Glen writes:
"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?"
Ok. Is education path-limiting or path-creating? It might appear to be
path-creating but really just
enumerate a bunch of paths as blessed ones, and thus be a gravity well.
Like how movie studios opt for
proven series over excellent scripts.
"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?"
I really don't know. I think it is an experiment that needs to be done.
Ok, one might argue that universities are part of that safety net. A
social context where it is ok to dork
around with abstract things.
"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. ;-)"
Admirable attempt.
Marcus
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