Originally Posted by
Bob Glenn
My school didn't offer Latin. I sure could have used it more than algebra. I agree, algebra is an intro to higher math, which most people don't use.
Most people don't use Latin either. And for a large percentage of the people who do, it's mostly as a way to make their jobs look harder (i.e. more valuable) to outside observers.
The real value of algebra is that it is a vaccine against chronic innumeracy. Part of the higher math it introduces is probability/statistics, which is almost as good as Latin for sliding nonsense past people who don't understand it.
Yoga class makes me feel like a total stud, mostly because I'm about as flexible as a 2x4.
"Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
We used to be hunter gatherers. Now we're shopper borrowers.
The three most important words in the English language: "Front Towards Enemy".
The world makes a lot more sense when you remember that Butthead was the smart one.
You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too much ammo.