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**KrazyHorse** · February 3, 2005, 15:52

Not that medecine is the most intellectually challenging profession in the world. Not by a long shot...

**KrazyHorse** · February 3, 2005, 15:55

Originally posted by Kidicious

Actually that depends on whether or not there was a job for you, and whether or not anyone would give you the job.

Want to bet what the unemployment rate is for people who have passed the bar exam? For people with PhDs in physics it's under 1%.

**Kidlicious** · February 3, 2005, 15:56

I never was interested in health care. I don't like to touch other people's bodies, unless they are hot women.

**Kidlicious** · February 3, 2005, 15:57

Originally posted by KrazyHorse

Want to bet what the unemployment rate is for people who have passed the bar exam? For people with PhDs in physics it's under 1%.

Flubber doesn't have a PhD in physics, and whether or not he's capable of getting one is in question.

**KrazyHorse** · February 3, 2005, 15:58

And your point is?

It's not that difficult to find a field where you will make a very decent living if you're among the top 10% in intelligence. It's almost hard not to.

**KrazyHorse** · February 3, 2005, 16:03

Not that medecine is the most intellectually challenging profession in the world. Not by a long shot...

I just realised that I spelled it medecine.

Holdover from always talking about medical things in French with my gf.

**Flubber** · February 3, 2005, 16:14

Originally posted by Kidicious

Flubber doesn't have a PhD in physics, and whether or not he's capable of getting one is in question.

Nope but the point is that the right degrees can almost guarantee good employment. As for my academic abilities, I don't think they were ever in question

but I have no doubt I could have gotten a PhD in physics if I had chosen that path. Instead I picked something else.

**Japher** · February 3, 2005, 16:18

physics is easy, I'm certain Flubber could of gotten a PhD in it.

Healthcare is a tricky subject, as ppl are more willing to pay for something when they are in pain. It's kind of like the old saying; why are divorces so expensive? because they're worth it... only with healthcare instead of divorce. You get what I'm saying.

Not that medecine is the most intellectually challenging profession in the world. Not by a long shot...

That depends. If it were easy we'd have a cure for cancer by now wouldn't we?

**Flubber** · February 3, 2005, 16:21

Originally posted by Kidicious

Actually that depends on whether or not there was a job for you, and whether or not anyone would give you the job.

Nobody held a special reserved job all for me. I competed and actually chose between competing job offers. I have now held 5 law jobs and usually it was my choice to leave one for another.

But its not a matter of finding someone to "give you " a job like its a favor or something. Instead I made a choice of a field with a low unemployment rate and was confident in my ability to perform at a level that finding employment wasn't a big issue.

Kid it seems your attitude is almost always passive. In most cases people go out and GET jobs, they are not given.

This seems to permeate your writing . . . The capitalist just has or was given his capital. You can't have any sense that he might have worked his ass off to earn and accumulate that capital to get in the way of your outrage of how unfairly the world treats the workers

**KrazyHorse** · February 3, 2005, 16:23

Originally posted by Flubber
but I have no doubt I could have gotten a PhD in physics if I had chosen that path

It depends. There are a lot of people who can't. Including people who get a bachelor's degree in physics.

It's not an easy subject.

There are obviously less challenging subdisciplines in it, but even they require passing courses which I have no fear of saying that 99% of the general public would not pass and would never be able to pass.

**Kontiki** · February 3, 2005, 16:26

Wow, KH, you must have the biggest d!ck in the world.

**KrazyHorse** · February 3, 2005, 16:28

Originally posted by Japher
physics is easy

Sure...

I'm naturally better at it than almost anybody I know, but it gets to be very nontrivial very rapidly at a certain level.

That depends. If it were easy we'd have a cure for cancer by now wouldn't we?

Let me put it this way: I have absolute confidence in the ability of any doctorate in physics being able to understand anything any physician, biologist or biochemist does with a minimum of background reading. The reverse is simply not true...

**KrazyHorse** · February 3, 2005, 16:29

Originally posted by Kontiki
Wow, KH, you must have the biggest d!ck in the world.

Nope. I have a little dick. I make up for it with intellectual vanity.

And I'm being pretty serious here. Physics is full of ****ing smart people. I wish it weren't true. Would make my life easier.

**KrazyHorse** · February 3, 2005, 16:32

Originally posted by Flubber
Kid it sees your attitude is almost always passive. In most cases people go out and GET jobs, they are not given.

I agree. And I think a lot of it has to do with his own life (which I don't know anything about, but which I get the sense has been frustrating for him).

**DanS** · February 3, 2005, 16:35

None of the people with physics degrees who I know are stupid. Maybe arrogant *******s, but not stupid by any means.

I'd have to agree with KH.

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