Some Of You Know This Already, But I Need To Make It Official.

[GeorgiiMichael]

Arguing against a humanities degree is anti-Catholic. Boom, I said it.

[mortify]

Arguing against a humanities degree is anti-Catholic. Boom, I said it.

 

No problem dude, you can be a starving artist if ya wants

[the171]

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Edited March 28, 2013 by the171

[the171]

Arguing against a humanities degree is anti-Catholic. Boom, I said it.

 

[GeorgiiMichael]

No problem dude, you can be a starving artist if ya wants

 

Go eat some elderberries.

 

The Humanities are important to society. When we focus only on the "hard" sciences, and lose touch with the humanities (which include history, philosophy, theology, sociology, political science, English, foreign languages, and all of their offshoots) we lose touch with what makes us who we are. We can't have all science degrees because if everyone did, then there'd be an buttload of jobless people with science degrees trying to Occupy for the same reason. 

 

The hard sciences make life easier, the humanities make life worth it. 

 

So how about you shut your face and learn a thing or two instead of spouting your mouth off without thinking through your stupid proposal?

[mortify]

The Humanities are important to society. When we focus only on the "hard" sciences, and lose touch with the humanities (which include history, philosophy, theology, sociology, political science, English, foreign languages, and all of their offshoots) we lose touch with what makes us who we are. We can't have all science degrees because if everyone did, then there'd be an buttload of jobless people with science degrees trying to Occupy for the same reason.

 

I agree with you, the humanities are important but I would study them as a supplement to something practical. In our pragmatic society there is no place for such endeavors. If you like the arts, great! Continue to pursue it as a hobby.

 

Just my two cents

[the171]

Go eat some elderberries.

 

The Humanities are important to society. When we focus only on the "hard" sciences, and lose touch with the humanities (which include history, philosophy, theology, sociology, political science, English, foreign languages, and all of their offshoots) we lose touch with what makes us who we are. We can't have all science degrees because if everyone did, then there'd be an buttload of jobless people with science degrees trying to Occupy for the same reason. 

 

The hard sciences make life easier, the humanities make life worth it. 

 

So how about you shut your face and learn a thing or two instead of spouting your mouth off without thinking through your stupid proposal?

 

Once again,

 

[the171]

I agree with you, the humanities are important but I would study them as a supplement to something practical. In our pragmatic society there is no place for such endeavors. If you like the arts, great! Continue to pursue it as a hobby.

 

Just my two cents

 

Who is your favorite author?

[mortify]

Who is your favorite author?

 

Depends on the genre, I like many but can't really settle on just one favorite

[the171]

Depends on the genre, I like many but can't really settle on just one favorite

 

How about Church History.

[PadrePioOfPietrelcino]

Padre,

I see you're an older member here, says 30 on your profile. I'm in my late twenties living in the NYC tristate area. Not sure what the situation is like in Kansas but over here jobs are tight and in fact we had a lot of liberal arts majors meeting up in NYC not too long ago, they called themselves the Occupy movement. They sat themselves in the city blaiming everyone else for not having a job but they never considered that going into polisci just isn't a practical choice. I'm not sure what your situation is, whether you live by yourself or are vested with having to financially support others, but when you're done with a college education and are sitting down with possibly up to $100k in student loans, you better hope you get a well paying job. I can't tell you how many REGRETS I hear from acquaintences who can't get jobs, are stuck with loans that will NEVER go away (yes, you can't file bankruptcy to remove them) and are unable to sustain themselves let alone a spouse and kids. Moral of the story is follow your mind and be practical, you study what your heart desires on the side.

There is a lot I could say, but I am going to attempt to keep it short. First the vast majority of people with degrees do not work in their degree field, most employers who require a degree just want to see a degree as proof of being able to learn and they teach what you need for their corporation, some even like diversity of degree fields for expanded views of ideas. Second the average American switches employment and total fields 4 times in their life again it doesn't matter what the original degree was in. This is why colleges require all of those varied Gen Ed courses, in order to provided a vast base for the future.

Second College education CAN be valuable and is not bad in and of itself, however a college degree is not a NEED as a society we need people with manual skills and some with more intellectual skills. The idea of the last 50 or so years that you must have a degree to be successful is false.

Third, just because you got a degree and spent lots of money from loans does not mean a job will be ready and waiting no matter what field you are in, if you want quick employment in your field of study right after your studies are completed then go to a trade school.

Fourth, there are ways for people to go to schools debt free, it might be scholarships, it might be a long term program of work and part time classes, maybe it is joining the military in order to obtain GI Bill benefits. Maybe you obtain a commission as an Officer or enlist in the military to qualify for Student Loan repayment programs.

Yes your educate and all of your life choices ought to be tempered with logic and a view of the future, but a Poli Sci or Philosophy degree actually allows quite a bit of movement into different fields if one is looking. Yes jobs are tight in the mid-west as well. It's part of why I started making books, doing custom sewing, and putting other skills gleaned over the years to use in order to make money when a traditional job isn't cutting it.

[GeorgiiMichael]

I agree with you, the humanities are important but I would study them as a supplement to something practical. In our pragmatic society there is no place for such endeavors. If you like the arts, great! Continue to pursue it as a hobby.

 

Just my two cents

 

Your two cents are currently useless.

 

Usefulness is not defined by the sciences. If everyone studied the sciences, then we'd have an oversaturation of people with that knowledge and then people would be arguing the opposite direction you currently are.

 

Do you see the logic? It's there. 

 

Everything is useful, and degrading half of the equation of civilization as a mere hobby is ignorant and shows a lack of historical understanding that most scientists I know don't have.

 

I don't know where the stick in  your butt came from, but you need to pull it out before you piss off more humanities majors on this phorum. 

[mortify]

How about Church History.

 

I've only read two books on that topic, The Early Church by Henry Chadwick and A History of Christian Missions by Stephen Neil. Both are very good books, right now though my personal interest is in political science, reading Noam Chomsky when time permits.

[the171]

I've only read two books on that topic, The Early Church by Henry Chadwick and A History of Christian Missions by Stephen Neil. Both are very good books, right now though my personal interest is in political science, reading Noam Chomsky when time permits.

 

You wouldn't be studying their works if they had not chosen a "useless degree."

[LinaSt.Cecilia2772]

You wouldn't be studying their works if they had not chosen a "useless degree."

 

 

Boom.