The only thing accurate about the paragraph below is the first sentence, which I presume serves as an introduction to the rest of the paragraph. No one said anything like what is being suggested, but let's not let the facts get in the way of our opinions. By the way, just a reminder, there is no current class assignment that the list be filled with 2500 words of pure BS per day. David Love davidlovepianos at comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com "But this is just plain absurd. Read these words twice and think over what is being said.. put in perspective with all else that has been said. The fact of the matter is, and this is a plain bold faced fact, lack of formal education is about as close to a guarantee of ignorance as it gets. There is no point is holding the exception to this rule up and attempt to turn the world upside down and declare that the educated are the true dummies of the world. Several posts have attempted on this thread to discount education one way or the other. Just about everything from declaring Beethoven never had any teaching to outright contempt for those whose educational paths have taken them through the established roads to knowledge. The irony of it all is that the worst accusations leveled come from the most guilty party I have ever met."
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