Originally Posted by Cynthetiq

Just as incorrect conclusions can be made by being taught books and theory. Otherwise why would there be multiple authors on same subjects? Because people have different viewpoints and theories.

I didn't school computers because those that wanted to teach me wanted to teach me the constraints of the machine. I saw the machine as tabula rasa with infinite possibility.

He may be applying history, I'm applying practicality.

I read plenty of newspapers and my own study of history, from local elders (my personal favorite) to local paper archives. Academia reads those things and applies theory to them do they not? They research and apply their theory. Is it not the same? Or because there is some letter designations after someone's name gives them more credibility than someone else?

Is Bill Gates better businessman because he dropped out of college versus some MBA/PhD?