[Binghamton_native]

What some of us are trying to say is that education must be more than just a "technical" education. Many of the present generation are terrific technically but unable to think logically. Think about the possible correlation between the techies in the SF Bay Area and this area being the bastion of liberalism. See post 95 regarding the type of education that offers some hope.

[Smartaleck]

"Many of the present generation are terrific technically but unable to think logically. Think about the possible correlation between the techies in the SF Bay Area and this area being the bastion of liberalism."

Think about this. Engineers are the engine that drive technology. Engineering is fundamentally math driven. A comprehensive understanding of math can only be accomplished with those with logic skills. Ergo, techies by definition posses some degree of logic.

Liberalism is a social matter and consists of one's opinions about how they see the world. One does not have to be logical to have an opinion. Lawyers, to be successful and effectively persuasive, must be logical too. How many hairbrained illogical laws and stupid results come out of that profession.....liberal or Conservative? Conversely we are a successful as a nation because of great legal minds. ;-)