re: Kermit Ruffins' sister asking for donations to bury her daughter

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but history opens up philosophy and sociology which opens up self identification and all sorts of existential analysis you can't understand yourself if you don't understand basics of humanity. you can't learn the basics of humanity without history

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You can get all this just from reading the OT

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but history opens up philosophy and sociology which opens up self identification and all sorts of existential analysis

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history shouldn't by synonymous with philosophy and sociology.

at least they werent categorized together where I went to school.

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no. understanding biology and chemistry opens up the world so you can better understand things like cooking, medicine, diet, exercise, etc

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you can't truly believe this dude. Ive seen you post long enough on board to observe that just recently you've come to learn about at least 3 things on that list, and Id be willing to bet your 9th grade chemistry class in 1998 had zero do with that, and that the internet has played a huge role in your new found knowledge.

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you can't understand yourself if you don't understand basics of humanity. you can't learn the basics of humanity without history

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pure bullshite

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not for people who seek education. as jones pointed out, if you give up early, it's very difficult to catch up later

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Im not saying give up at all at a young age. Im saying let the high school aged kids choose whether they want to "give up" or not, or focus on something that they may feel could help them in college and later in life.