more evidence against the liberal arts

[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by Elok
Huh? Have I given my rant about Parmenides of Elea here on 'Poly? If not, I'm afraid you've lost me. Actually, even if that is what you refer to, you're making no sense...

I'm afraid I'm making sense.

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?postid=4730901#post4730901

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Asher

Where you avoid such people with clever career choice.

You can't avoid them during your lunch break though...especially if they are serving you

[Last Conformist]

Originally posted by GePap


NO. I am arguing that a chimp taught, well, anything, is more likeable than Asher.

The scale of likeability:

chimp > Asher > gangrene > GePap

[Elok]

Originally posted by Oncle Boris
I'm afraid I'm making sense.

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...01#post4730901

Huh, whaddaya know, I did bring that up here. That's some good indirect thread-necromancy there. WRT Parmenides, he really was inventing a difficulty based on the limitations of his language. The same lame gimmick would have worked in modern English, but not in Spanish, which has several different verbs for "to be," including a whole separate "to exist," haber. Now, there may be a multitude of philosophical questions regarding existence apart from Parmenides, but On Nature is demonstrably crap. That's all.

[MRT144]

Originally posted by DaShi


Don't you worry that such an education may make the students think they are experts in topics they only dabbled in. Just saying.

youre not an expert on anything 101

[DaShi]

I hated that class. Really ruined my self-esteem.

[MRT144]

you could be an expert on ruined self esteem

[DaShi]

I'm not sure. I don't think I'm good enough.