[oncebitten]

I think a lot of the failure of our “elites” is the lack of classical education and a focus on the soft subjects like law, political science (sic), psychology and others. The lack of classical education means they have little appreciation for western culture and no perspective on history. The lack of science and math (hard subjects) means they have mushy thinking and can't tell hard facts from half-truths.

[wiggen]

I have no doubt one of the things hidden away in obumblers transcripts is his total lack of comprehension of mathematics.

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I think a lot of the failure of our “elites” is the lack of classical education and a focus on the soft subjects like law, political science (sic), psychology and others. The lack of classical education means they have little appreciation for western culture and no perspective on history.

Classical education, as in Plato and Aristotle? A lot of political philosophy and psychology there, no?

The lack of science and math (hard subjects) means they have mushy thinking and can't tell hard facts from half-truths.

Plato and other Greeks praised the clarity of mathematics. That still didn't prevent them from believing some strange things.