tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020500419246926092.post1053606829098233895..comments2024-03-02T05:31:42.293-08:00Comments on Mama Joules: Don't choose ignorancejublkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06217297649484707101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020500419246926092.post-89117708673550757022010-09-15T09:27:41.652-07:002010-09-15T09:27:41.652-07:00Thanks for your thoughts, cachestarhouse & Cri...Thanks for your thoughts, cachestarhouse & CricketB. In my most idealistic view of science, I trust that we can each share our knowledge in an inclusive way and build bridges. Unfortunately, I have to accept that people build barriers to knowledge as well. This occurs on both sides - those with knowledge who use barriers to control people and those who refuse to learn about something for fear that they might be manipulated. P.S. I still haven't learned to diagram a sentence. Oops!jublkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06217297649484707101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020500419246926092.post-66636568619218545752010-07-02T17:01:42.313-07:002010-07-02T17:01:42.313-07:00I think your husband was half-right about the advi...I think your husband was half-right about the advisers not allowing him to learn. The other half is that the populace wouldn't trust a politician that actually admitted to understanding something they didn't.<br /><br />People who don't know something undervalue the knowledge. They're cutting statistics from some science degrees because it's a difficult subject. That leaves us with researchers (and doctors) who don't know how to interpret a positive result from a test with a high false-positive rate for a low-risk patient.<br /><br />Try Kipling's poem The Son's of Martha. His brother was an engineer and Kipling understands the pride and responsibility. I don't know if he'd have been so caring of the sons of Mary if he'd realized what idiocy their leaders would start spouting.<br /><br />As for diagramming sentences, I've learned it a few times, and gotten top marks each time. Then I had to relearn it for the next teacher, because she changed the answers.CricketBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07179386912230285716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020500419246926092.post-21796913256760351322010-07-02T00:39:12.325-07:002010-07-02T00:39:12.325-07:00The part that scares me was what your husband said...The part that scares me was what your husband said: "I think he could have understood them if his advisors had allowed it."<br /><br />If advisors are deciding what a presidential candidate can learn about, then who are we really voting for?cachestarhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001360438849556980noreply@blogger.com