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Originally Posted by cmdahler
I have a degree in physics, but the older I get, the less I care about things like evolution and cosmology. These branches of human learning have nothing to do with bettering society or improving anyone's life, so I rather suspect that the ones decrying the sad state of these useless fields of learning are mainly the ones who benefit from them: if enough people don't care, then precious funding to keep a lot of pointless archeology projects might get pulled, and a lot of archeologists might have to actually go out and get a real job. Perish the thought. Knowledge for knowledge's sake is a laudable goal, but only when all the other serious needs of society are taken care of.
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Science education is about teaching people to THINK, and that's perhaps the most important thing you can teach a child to do. That's why there are so many different jobs open to people who do have a science degree. It's not the subject matter of the degree that matters; it's the fact that getting to degree has (hopefully!) taught you the skill of critical thinking, and that's a skill that will repay you for the rest of your life.