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2010-07-08 , 14:47
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Originally Posted by Texrat View Post
mmurfin87, not every person is above average intelligence. Not every person has a good grasp of abstract thinking. Etc etc. I'd like to think education is the solution, too, but it isn't for everyone. Some people will just not get the concepts we're discussing. Even the simple ones. And I know too many, personally...
Education and intelligence are two different things... AFAIK, there's evidence that education makes people more intelligent (while most of us think that you need to be intelligent to receive proper education.)

I'm with mmurfin87 on this. Things don't work without education. Politics, economy, social life... it all gets out of hand if people aren't able to make sound decisions based on facts and reason.