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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't read all replies so I'm sure this point has been made, but a good liberal arts education should give you critical thinking and writing skills, which are fairly rare and useful in any discipline. I also think a holistic education has its own inherent value. In any case, if it's all about endgame, there are plenty of ways to make money with a liberal arts degree. I'm a lawyer and my husband is a consultant and we were both history majors. We are very comfortable financially.[/quote]

We have too many lawyers and consultants in this world and “liberal arts graduates ‘automatically’ have critical thinking skills and writing skills “ bs will not work anymore in our STEM dominated world except for lucky few with connections. [/quote]

Why do you dismiss critical thinking and writing skills as unimportant? It sounds as though you have a limited life of the mind and if so I’m sorry for your limitations.[/quote]

I think you lack critical thinking skill. The post doesn’t say critical thinking and writing skill are unimportant, only that not all liberal arts grads automatically possess such skills while STEM grads should not be assumed to lack such skills. I have seen too many liberal arts grads lacking both. [/quote]

Liberal Arts grads are generally better at bsing and lying which are critical skills for lawyers and consultants. [/quote]

Eh it’s a living. [/quote]

Heck of a way to make a living. [/quote]

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