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Originally Posted by Baz
Digging deeper.....let's get to the root.
Are people born with a specific DNA that determines whether they go to college and get a BA degree?
If so, we're making progress on how to engineer better people.
If not - what determines that decision?
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Baz, people go to college whether BA or BS or trade school or no school at all for a variety of reasons, none of which, I believe, are rooted in DNA. Not a big fan of eugenics or a master race. Hitler tried it, didn't work out so well for him. And for a lot of other people as well.
As the only person in my entire family to go to college, I went because I had a passion for nature (at a young age) which matured into a strong interest in biology which matured into biochemistry. I would have gone into research but I am too impatient. I had to pay for the most of it myself, worked 40 hour weeks during junior and senior years of high school (during school) and my dad didn't even want me to go to college.
Anyway, that just illustrates people go to college for very complex reasons. Or maybe simple ones: they love carpentry or whatever.
My point is a bachelor of arts degree is the number one tool to help you develop complex critical thinking skills. I don't believe you learn how to think critically, as an adult, without one.
And you are therefore easy pickings for a compass needle pointed the wrong way.