Being smart has absolutely nothing to do with being educated...Don't even get me started on IQs. I have a bunch of college education, certifications, licensed as a Profesional Engineer, got very high scores on ACTs, got accepted into very good schools...blah, blah, blah. I know engineers with a lot more schooling than I have who can't figure out anything without looking in a book. In fact, I beleive once you move beyond the bachelors degree in most fields, the work becomes offset from reality and becomes a study in the theoretical.

I don't have a PhD in psychology, but I know that if you respect, love and serve other people, your life will be better and you probably won't end up in jail...ain't rocket science. Most of psychology revolves around how to maintain selfish perspective without pissing off everyone around you. Better solution...don't be selfish!

When it comes to engineering, the powers that be want to add on 30 graduate level hours (or a Masters) to be eligible to take the PE exam. 30 more hours won't make better engineers...getting off the computers and into factories while IN shool will make better engineers. Here is a white paper to which I responded, in fact my response is posted at the bottom: http://alethianeng.com/Alethian_Webp...r_to_NSPE.html

ONLY academics think more education is the solution to everything.

On the original post..."smart" people respect others because they have figured out that, even if selfish, it is what gets you by and makes things easier. People who speak like the original quote have lost respect for themselves and therefore lack respect for their fellow man. As a person loses more and more repsect, their values, adherance to laws, and humanity fade and they become more and more like an animal...and chaos is not far behind. Many in our educational system want this devaluation to proceed. I guess it all makes sense based on "Entropy" but it does not mean I have to like it.