06-14-2014, 08:43 PM
(06-14-2014, 01:14 PM)Island Chris Wrote: Well, two emails were delivered at same minute , 10 PM last night, rejecting both of my proposals. So, I have 2 funded but none pending.
I thought some of you would enjoy the clip from one of the reviews:
"Based on ****'s previous work, he will involve scads of students in the research effort. One can't argue with that given the drift of 40% of our voters away from rational thought (although the state of California isn't the source of that problem). "
("****" is not me).
Chris
Winston Churchill apparently once said, "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
One of the downsides of freedom of choice is that people are free to choose badly.
I ponder quite regularly the problem of education in society. It's a catch-22. Those who are educated understand the importance of education and have a desire to become more educated. Those who are lacking in education have no desire for further education and many go so far as to shun education as something bad.
Novum Aevum Obscurum
Brian