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Sylvar Fyre wrote:
IG-88E wrote: *falls over backwards*
Was it something I said!?!? :wink:
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Sylvar Fyre wrote:
Tsyroc wrote: :?:
You're in Iowa too?
I am. About 30 minutes from Spanky. I'm in a little bitty town that probably doesn't even qualify to be on a map, except it has a college in it (which happens to be the college I go to). I'm originally from Chicago.
Well that narrows it down, most of the towns in Iowa wouldn't qualify to be on a map in most states. :D
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Stravo wrote:Welcome Sylvar Fire and enjoy this eclectic bunch of wonderful guys and gals. (now that there are two I can safely use the plural)

I have no special abilities or mod powers, but you can watch the reactions of this board when a new chapter of a certain fan fic are posted....or the havoc that can be wrought should I say something like: "You know, I feel like taking a few months off from writing Star Crossed." :twisted:
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Hi Sylvar, and welcome. BTW, what are you studing in college, if you don't mind my asking?
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Captain Hornblower wrote:Hi Sylvar, and welcome. BTW, what are you studing in college, if you don't mind my asking?
I suppose you can ask....I'm studying theatre and renaissance history. Just about the two most boring things there are, but that doesn't matter because I'm a rennie...i do these sorta things.
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* muffled sounds of a titanic struggle as 50 board members tackle me before I can say anything about artsie education and piss off the newbiette *
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Darth Wong wrote:* muffled sounds of a titanic struggle as 50 board members tackle me before I can say anything about artsie education and piss off the newbiette *
If anything, I think the fifty members would be a major underestimate. And I doubt Sylvar would be that offended. She's survived SB.com after all.
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I should've said I was a woman, then I'd get popularity and adoration too, and I'd use it to take over the entire forum! Ha ha ha ha ha!!

Er.. I mean.. carry on.
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Darth Wong wrote:* muffled sounds of a titanic struggle as 50 board members tackle me before I can say anything about artsie education and piss off the newbiette *
Say it...if you have the balls... ;)
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Sylvar Fyre wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:* muffled sounds of a titanic struggle as 50 board members tackle me before I can say anything about artsie education and piss off the newbiette *
Say it...if you have the balls... ;)
Wow, you've got to love this lady. :D

I'm sure it'll be nothing more than rant on how you're wasting time and money with an impractical education. He thinks any education that has to do with the arts is a waste.
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hm...prolly. And guess what I'm gonna do with this wonderful education I'm getting?

Yep, I'm gonna waste it. :)

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Sylvar Fyre wrote:hm...prolly. And guess what I'm gonna do with this wonderful education I'm getting?

Yep, I'm gonna waste it. :)

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Stormbringer wrote:I'm sure it'll be nothing more than rant on how you're wasting time and money with an impractical education. He thinks any education that has to do with the arts is a waste.
Correction: I think that any education which does not instill in the student an understanding of rational, objective thought through the prime example of the scientific method is a complete waste, because the resulting adult will have knowledge but not logic, information but not understanding. It is a pale simulation of education to teach people what to say but not how to think.

In other words, an arts education is useful in addition to some knowledge of science. An arts education is utterly useless as a REPLACEMENT for some knowledge of science.
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I'm a third year arts student majoring in History (1000CE to present), Ancient Civs (500BCE-500CE) and Political Science.

Anyone care to call this a waste of time?
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I'm majoring in advertisement and history.
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If you aren't bothering to learn anything about logic, then yes.

I suppose it's possible to learn about logic through independent study, but at the risk of being insensitive, what makes you think an education is worth anything if you come out of it without understanding basic logic? Very few disciplines teach it; philosophy teaches it in theory, science teaches it in practice. Otherwise, you've just got to hope you can learn it as you go along, which sort of negates some of the purpose of education (you're not supposed to need to pick up basic life skills on your own after your education is done).
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Anyone can get their fill of logic at SD.net! :P
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Darth Wong wrote:If you aren't bothering to learn anything about logic, then yes.

I suppose it's possible to learn about logic through independent study, but at the risk of being insensitive, what makes you think an education is worth anything if you come out of it without understanding basic logic? Very few disciplines teach it; philosophy teaches it in theory, science teaches it in practice. Otherwise, you've just got to hope you can learn it as you go along, which sort of negates some of the purpose of education (you're not supposed to need to pick up basic life skills on your own after your education is done).
::sighs:: I'm getting a minor in philosophy. Does that appease your logical soul? :P
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What if we already know that stuff before we entered college?
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Spanky The Dolphin wrote:What if we already know that stuff before we entered college?
Then you should be very proud of yourself.
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wow, I am behind the curve, well welcome to SD.net
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Sylvar Fyre wrote:::sighs:: I'm getting a minor in philosophy. Does that appease your logical soul? :P
I suppose that would depend on the type of philosophy. If it's the type where you can prove an argument by quoting dead philosophers (and yes, I've made the mistake of taking that type of philosophy course before), then I'm afraid you're not learning much of value.
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